Jessica Brown

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Jessica Brown

Mark O'Meara is a senior clinical nutritionist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and says that protein is the latest health obsession. "Protein is the one part of your meal that will go up and tell your brain that you're full. Another thing is blood sugar control, it basically kind of blocks the sugars and slows them down so that they enter much more slowly into your bloodstream to have good energy, good brain function, good moods. The other piece is muscle.

3 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Jessica Brown

A Boston Duck Tours guide is back to work after a groundbreaking aortic aneurysm repair at Tufts Medical Center. Richard McManus says he has his dream job: sharing Boston's history with tourists on board a boat with Boston Duck Tours. What his passengers don't know is that McManus just made a little history himself at Tufts Medical Center in Chinatown. One month ago, McManus underwent a groundbreaking procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm, or a weak spot in the wall of a blood vessel.

1 month ago | wcvb.com | Jessica Brown

Researchers at Mass General Hospital believe your nose knows a lot of very important information about your brain. Which is why they recently introduced a new test that uses your sense of smell to determine your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders. People who order the test online receive five cards with different scents. "They're meant to be common odors," said Dr. Mark Albers, a neurologist who has spent the past 15 years developing the test.

1 month ago | thedartmouth.com | Jessica Brown

To the Editor: These are extraordinary times. I am ashamed to say that the president of my beloved alma mater chose not to sign the AACU letter. It is not hyperbole to say our entire way of life is in peril. They are at war with us and the only way we can avoid defeat is to band together and set aside minor disagreements. The challenge is greater now as we try to fight the internal threat of authoritarianism. This is not partisan politics as usual.

1 month ago | wcvb.com | Jessica Brown

The early symptoms of a stroke may seem minor at first. For Dr. Amar Dhand, that's a major problem. "People tend to shrug it off," said Dhand, a neurologist at Mass General Brigham. Their decision can be deadly. Strokes are medical emergencies at every stage, including when the symptoms appear minor. In the United States, they happen once every 40 seconds, and someone dies once every three minutes. "The sad part is, we've actually solved the treatment problem quite well in stroke," Dhand said.