Docetaxel Use Associated With Significant Reduction in Prostate Cancer Death in Very Poor Prognostic Group
A meta-analysis of five prospective randomized clinical trials (RCTs) found that adding docetaxel to standard-of-care (SOC) treatment was associated with a 70% reduction in death from prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM). (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 1, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Abortion Rates Among Commercially Insured Patients Declined During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Did Not Rebound to Pre-Pandemic Rates
Brigham researchers found that the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a sharp reduction in surgical abortions for those with commercial health insurance with no concurrent increase in medical abortions (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 26, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham Named on Newsweek & #39;s 2024 World ’s Best Specialized Hospitals and World’s Best Smart Hospitals Lists
Brigham and Women ’s Hospital was named one of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals of 2024, ranking in the top 10 in several specialties, and one of the World’s Best Smart Hospitals of 2024, ranking No. 8 globally, by Newsweek and Statista. The?W (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 25, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Ahmed, Beckman and Hwang Named 2023 STAT Wunderkinds
Three Brigham residents — Ahmed Ahmed, MD, MPP, Adam Beckman, MD, and Thomas Hwang, MD — were named 2023 STAT Wunderkinds, a designation that celebrates “the next generation of scientific superstars” working on trailblazing research that seeks to ans (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 25, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Tie Awarded NIH R01 Grant for Presurgical Language Mapping Study
Yanmei Tie, PhD, MS, of the Department of Neurosurgery, received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 award for her project “Naturalistic Neuroimaging for Presurgical Language Mapping,” which seeks to develop better methods for mitigating the ri (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 25, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Warraich Named Senior Clinical Advisor to FDA Commissioner
Haider Warraich, MD, of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, was appointed senior clinical advisor for Chronic Disease to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf, MD. In this role, which Warraich will maintain alongside (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 20, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study Finds Men & #39;s Antidepressant Use Did Not Negatively Impact IVF Success
Researchers found no difference in IVF outcomes among men with or without anxiety, regardless of antidepressant use (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 18, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Researchers Design Gene Therapy That Can Effectively Target Glioblastoma
In a first-in-human phase 1 trial in 41 patients with recurrent glioblastoma, an oncolytic virus treatment designed by Brigham researchers extended survival, especially among those with pre-existing viral antibodies (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 18, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Kraft Family Blood Donor Center expands eligibility for donors
The Kraft Family Blood Donor Center, which provides lifesaving blood products to patients at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women ’s Hospital, announced today that it has finished implementing a more inclusive blood donation process. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 13, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Wolkow Wins 2023 Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Program
Natalie Wolkow, MD, PhD, of the Division of Ophthalmology, received the 2023 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Fellowship through Harvard Medical School ’s (HMS) Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Awards Program. This fellowship supports early-career (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - October 12, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Lu Receives Fulbright Scholar Award
Chunling Lu, PhD, of the Division of Global Health Equity, was honored with a Fulbright Scholar Award by the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. These merit-based grants support professionals, artists and scholars at all career levels to teach, conduct r (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - September 29, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham and Women ’s Hospital Establishes Department of Urology – Names Adam S. Kibel, MD as Inaugural Chair
Brigham and Women ’s Hospital announced today that it has established the Department of Urology, marking the establishment of the institution’s first new clinical and academic department. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - September 29, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study Finds SARS-CoV-2-Associated Sepsis Was More Common, Deadly Than Previously Thought
Using data from Mass General Brigham ’s electronic health records, Brigham researchers quantified the burden of SARS-CoV-2-associated sepsis early in the pandemic. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - September 29, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Nadkarni Named Forbes Health Advisory Board Member
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD, associate vice chair of Wellness in the Department of Psychiatry, was named a Forbes Health Advisory Board member, joining a panel of board-certified, experienced physicians, clinicians and practitioners who advise on content an (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - September 26, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Common Brain Network Detected Among People with Substance Use Disorder
A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women ’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, suggests a common brain network exists among people with substance use disorder. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - September 25, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
