BIDMC News and Notes
7/31/2009 (1:16:03pm)Tags: cancer researchComments: (0)
A new research laboratory established at BIDMC will enable cancer specialists to characterize molecular abnormalities in individual melanomas and help physicians provide more personalized treatment and clinical research approaches.
The Michael Egan Memorial Research Laboratory for Melanoma Translational Research was established in part through a $100,000 gift from BJ's Wholesale Club.
The lab will chiefly serve to genetically classify tumors from patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma. Specifically, analyses will be performed on patient tumor tissue to evaluate for the presence of cancer-causing mutations of genes.
Egan was the chief executive officer of TransMolecular Inc., an oncology-focused biotechnology company in Cambridge and husband of BJ's Wholesale Club President & CEO Laura Sen, and had been a patient of Atkins.
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7/31/2009 (1:09:04pm)Tags: noneComments: (0)
The 37,000 square foot addition to BID-Needham will not officially open until the fall. But a sneak peak of the new emergency room, MRI suite and private, patient rooms is available in three-part video series.
Click here for First Impressions, as BID-Needham President and CEO Jeff Liebman explains the reasons behind the first expansion at the hospital in more than 35 years.
Click here to watch how the construction will change Needham's Emergency Department.
The third and final video explores the 20 new, state-of-the-art private patient rooms.
7/29/2009 (1:16:05pm)Tags: scoliosis spine surgeryComments: (0)
Nice update on the progress our own Rhonda Mann is making as she recovers from complicated spinal surgery from Dr. Paul Glazer.
The story notes that one benchmark of Rhonda's progress is that she can sit through a full Red Sox game without pain.
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7/23/2009 (2:51:56pm)Tags: noneComments: (0)
BIDMC physician and researcher Dan Barouch has some thoughts about why the STEP trial to test the efficacy of a HIV vaccine was disbanded.
Writing in study in the advanced online version of Nature Medicine, Barouch and his team rules out a leading explanation for adverse events.
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7/21/2009 (4:42:17pm)Tags: quality top hospital patient safetyComments: (0)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is among three hospitals nationally to be recognized for their leadership and innovation in quality, safety and commitment to patient care.
The 2009 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® was awarded to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich., which will receive $75,000. BIDMC was honored as the finalist and will receive $12,500. Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC, received the Citation of Merit.
BIDMC was cited for its goal of eliminating all preventable harm by 2012 and for emphasizing leadership and transparency to help the hospital move toward that important goal. The award notes BIDMC's strong values of reliability, safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness and equity are reinforced throughout the organization.
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7/21/2009 (12:44:57pm)Tags: Red Sox hand surgeryComments: (0)
Ever wish you could make that bare-handed stab of a home run (or foul ball) at Fenway Park? Wish again.
BIDMC orthopedic surgeon Charles Day makes a great case for wearing a glove before trying to make yourself or your child happy with a Major League souvenir.
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7/21/2009 (12:26:07pm)Tags: alcohol obesityComments: (0)
Does gender make a difference in how you deal with the calories from alcoholic beverages? A BIDMC researcher says it might.
Dr. Ken Mukamal tells US News & World Report it appears that men who drink more have a higher overall caloric intake -- that is, they don't compensate for the alcohol calories by eating less. Women who drink, however, tend to simply replace food calories with alcohol-maybe skipping their usual dessert, for example, to make up for a predinner drink.
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7/21/2009 (12:16:30pm)Tags: noneComments: (0)
BIDMC once again placed in the company of the top hospitals in the United States, according to the latest edition of the US News & World Report "Best Hospitals" edition.
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7/10/2009 (2:09:54pm)Tags: ALS Red SoxComments: (0)
BIDMC and the Boston Red Sox teamed up to host 25 ALS patients last Saturday, the 70th anniversary of the day Yankess slugger Lou Gehrig revealed he had the disease that has come to be named after him.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive nervous system disorder that gradually destroys the nerves responsible for muscle movement. The cause of ALS is unknown and there is currently no cure although medications, therapy and support are available. Walking, balance and swallowing are all challenges for patients.
The commemoration took place in Major League Baseball venues across the country to raise awareness of ALS and research to combat this disease. Players wore "4 ALS" patches on their uniforms.
7/10/2009 (1:59:31pm)Tags: students careersComments: (0)
BIDMC hosted nine student interns this year, giving them exposure to health care jobs and a taste of what it's like to work in an administrative, business or clinical role in an academic medical center.
The internships, offered through partnerships with various organizations in the City of Boston, provides academic school year.
To learn more about the programs and their participants, click here.
