Mass General Brigham Names Sunil Eappen, MD, MBA, Interim President of Brigham and Women ’s Hospital
Dr. Sunil Eappen will take over the role of Interim President of Brigham and Women's Hospital, effective March 1 (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - January 21, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Centers of Expertise for Residents and Fellows Honored for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring
The Centers of Expertise for Residents and Fellows, a joint program of Brigham and Women ’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, won the 2020 Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring in recognition of its outstanding work to mentor (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - January 19, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study shows sharp decline in cancer screenings and diagnoses during the first COVID-19 surge
Screening and diagnoses rebounded in the months following the first surge of the pandemic (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - January 14, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Higher Live Birth Rates Found After Transferring Fresh Rather than Frozen Embryos in Cycles Using Freshly Retrieved Donor Eggs
Live birth rates remained higher for fresh embryos even when compared to frozen embryos known to contain the normal number of chromosomes (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - January 12, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Lu, von Keudell Win 2020 Stepping Strong Innovator Awards
Yi Lu, MD, PhD, director of Neurological Trauma in the Department of Neosurgery, and Arvind von Keudell, MD, director of Orthopaedic Geriatric Trauma Surgery and Research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, were among this year ’s winners of The (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - January 6, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Betsy Nabel, MD, to Step Down as President of Brigham Health
Effective March 1, Dr. Betsy Nabel will step down as President of Brigham Health to focus her energies on biotech innovation; a succession plan will be initiated (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - January 5, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Published Data from Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Show 94.1 Percent Efficacy
Results from the primary analysis of the ongoing phase 3 clinical vaccine trial demonstrate efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infections and severe illness (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - December 30, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Modeling Study Suggests That Mitigation Efforts Can Prevent Most COVID-19 Cases on College Campuses
The study found that combining a mandatory mask-wearing policy with extensive social distancing would prevent 87 percent of infections among students and faculty. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - December 21, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Taylor Receives BBRF Young Investigator Grant to Develop Tool for Psychiatric Genetic Research
Jacob Taylor, MD, MPH, of the Department of Psychiatry, received a Brain& Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Young Investigator Grant for his project to make it easier for scientists conducting large-scale genetic studies to analyze data from patie (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - December 4, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
COVID-19 May Deepen Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women
More than one in three respondents reported clinically significant levels of depression, exceeding rates seen before 2020 (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - December 1, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mediterranean Diet Tied to 30 Percent Risk Reduction for Diabetes in Women ’s Health Study
Investigators reported changes in biomarkers of insulin resistance, body mass index, lipoprotein metabolism and inflammation — mechanisms that may explain lower rates of type 2 diabetes (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 19, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mediterranean Diet Tied to 30 Percent Risk Reduction for Diabetes in Women ’s Health Study
Investigators reported changes in biomarkers of insulin resistance, body mass index, lipoprotein metabolism and inflammation — mechanisms that may explain lower rates of type 2 diabetes (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 19, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Vitamin D Supplements May Reduce Risk of Developing Advanced Cancer
Secondary analysis of the VITAL Randomized Clinical Trial found an overall 17 percent risk reduction for metastatic or fatal cancer and a 38 percent reduction among those with normal BMI (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 18, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Remotely Delivered Program Improves Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Control in 5,000 Patients
Disease management program helped Mass General Brigham patients with uncontrolled cholesterol or blood pressure achieve therapeutic goals (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 17, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Toolkit to Engage Patients and Families Significantly Reduced Falls and Injuries
Investigators found that a program they developed, which focused on tools that engage patients and families in the fall prevention process, was associated with significantly reduced falls and fall-related injuries at three different hospitals (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 17, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
