dana-farber cancer institute

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is retracting several studies after the work of researchers was questioned. 

Seven studies from researchers at Boston’s own Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have been retracted over the last two months. In January, corrections were requested in 31 papers. The revelations came to light after a blog by a scientist based in Wales. He said that images used in the research have been manipulated or duplicated. A microbiologist reviewed the papers and images…

Simone Ledward Boseman, wife of Chadwick Boseman who cared for him during his four-year battle with colorectal cancer, visited Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Saturday to raise awareness about the disease. Her husband, who was known for his starring role as King T’Challa in the ‘Black Panther‘ movie and other appearances in the Marvel franchise, died of the disease in 2020….

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is bringing back a pandemic-era requirement: face masks. Health experts at Dana-Farber said because of the “higher rates of respiratory illness in our region,” everyone at at the hospital, including staff and patients, will have to wear a face mask, starting on Monday. Anyone with cold, flu or COVID-like symptoms is being asked to…