Category: Research
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Continuous Vital-Sign Monitoring: Preventing Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
Anthony Rice ’27 Millions of patients suffer from post-surgical complications each year. If deaths occurring within30 days of surgical procedures were accounted for by standard mortality statistics, they wouldrank as the third leading cause of death worldwide (Glasbey et al., 2024). A marked portion ofthese deaths are linked to opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) (Lee et…
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Bamba Babies: How One Snack Revolutionized Global Understanding of Peanut Allergies
Sam Berk ’28 Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that infants at high risk for peanut allergy be exposed to the legume as early as 4-6 months old. This recommendation, however, proves a stark contrast to previous advice given by the organization. In 2000, the AAP recommended that children at high risk for…
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Mass Spectrometry in Medicine
Vyas Pujari ’26 Over the past few decades, mass spectrometry has emerged as a powerful analytical tool, routinely employed to detect and quantify thousands of biomolecules, including proteins and metabolites. While its primary application has been in the realm of biological research, mass spectrometry also holds significant utility in medicine. Mass spectrometry operates by ionizing…