Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Boston Children's Hospital is researching and pioneering new methods for blood transfusion. PHOTO BY JOSEPHBARILLARI/WIKIMEDIA

Boston Children’s Hospital ends bad blood between donors, patients

Olivia Deng March 24, 2015

In 2013, anemia, a condition in which one does not have enough healthy red blood cells, resulted in 4,894 deaths, according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers designed a device to detect Ebola in 10 minutes by taking blood. GRAPHIC BY ERICA MAYBAUM/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

In race against time, new Ebola test works in minutes

Kaitlin Junod March 5, 2015

The Ebola outbreak that grew rapidly last year has claimed 9,729 lives as of Saturday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 99.8 percent of those deaths are...

MGH’s new automated anesthetic system, promising for comatose patients

Daily Free Press Admin November 11, 2013

Imagine that it is the week before finals. Think about those long hours cramming in Mugar Memorial Library where your sleep-deprived brain begs for just another jolt of caffeine. Leaving your books and...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Medical technology