SCORED and SOLOIST Trials Add to Evidence for Treating Diabetes with SGLT2 Inhibitors
• SCORED trial of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease is first trial of an SGLT2 inhibitor to show benefit across the full range of albuminuria • SOLOIST is the first trial to show an SGLT2 inhibitor is safe to start in patients hospit (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 16, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Clark Awarded $2M NCI Grant to Improve Diagnostics for Rare Cancer
Rachael Clark, MD, PhD, of the Department of Dermatology, was awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) her project entitled “Optimizing Pre-Analytic Sample Handling for High Throughput TCR Sequencing in Cutaneous (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 16, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Bluman Named President of Orthopaedic Foot & amp; Ankle Foundation
Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD, vice chair of Safety and Quality for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was named president of the Orthopaedic Foot& Ankle Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Orthopaedic Foot& Ankle Society (AOFAS). (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 16, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Toolkit to Engage Patients and Families Significantly Reduced Falls and Injuries
Brigham investigators found that their program, 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 13, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham Researchers Find Evidence Supporting Relationship Between Finasteride and Suicidality
Study leveraging data from the World Health Organization ’s pharmacovigilance database finds an association between the popular hair loss medication and suicidality, but the reason for the link remains to be determined (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 11, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
