Recent Posts of Interest

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On built-in spyware, online shaming, valentines and a Nutritionist on superfoods; All in this edition of blog buzz!

  • On Slate, a very displeased David Auerbach explains the Lenovo Superfish Scandal and links to a tool owners can use to see if their machine is compromised.
  • There was an interesting piece on social media and shaming by Jon Ronson in the NY Times Magazine, which reminded me of a segment on the most recent episode of Invisibilia called How to Grow a Bully. Let’s all try to be nice to each other, ok?

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NIHMS System: Redesigned Interface & New Streamlined Processes

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Attention MSK Researchers and Authors – This post is for YOU!

In late January, you may have noticed that the NIH Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) system underwent some welcome changes to include a new page design as well as improvements to the login and manuscript submission processes.

The NIHMS system is used to deposit final peer-reviewed manuscripts that have been accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008. These papers are from research that was supported with NIH funds. Continue reading →

Icrave designing “patient centric ecosystem” for MSK’s Josie Robertson Surgery Center and more…

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  • On February 16, Healthcare Design magazine offered a “first look” at MSK’s new fifteen-floor Josie Robertson Surgery Center building (designed by Perkins Eastman) currently being built in New York and scheduled to open in 2016. The article highlights the work of Icrave, the studio providing “experiential design and programming for the building”.
  • On February 4, the Business Insider described how IBM’s Watson computer system (that famously won Jeopardy!) is proving valuable to doctors. For cancer, MSK has helped IBM develop Watson for Oncology, a platform that helps physicians narrow down what is clinically relevant from mounds of patient data.
  • In a February 16 article in The Journal News, Dr. Chau Dang, chief of medical oncology at MSKCC’s new treatment center in West Harrison, provided insights into the promise of immunotherapy for fighting cancer.
  • On February 5, HCPLive highlighted a recent publication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by MSK’s Dr. William Breitbart and his colleagues . Their randomized controlled study showed that Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy (MCGP) is  effective at reducing psychological and spiritual distress in patients with advanced cancer.