[dennisw]

“Beth Israel Deaconess is one of Harvard Medical School’s most important teaching hospitals. Any research coming from it is absolutely worthy of respect.”

Thanks! I have been there many times as a visitor. That whole Boston-Brookline medical area is Harvard. And expanding all the time.

[Gay State Conservative]

I worked for 20+ years at another of Harvard's major teaching hospitals. What many "ordinary" Americans don't realize is that Boston is,truly,the world capital of medicine...largely because of her three medical schools...Harvard,Boston University and Tufts.

More medical research money...public and private (private meaning things like The American Cancer Society)...flows into Boston than into any other city/region on earth (I've seen the numbers).