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BIDMC and Deerfield Management Announce Research Collaboration To Accelerate the Creation and Development of Therapeutics
BIDMC and Deerfield Management are collaborating in support of research that will advance the discovery of therapeutics and help transform patient care. Read more.
Coping with Coronavirus-related Anxiety
Amid COVID-19 and quarantining concerns, cancer patients and others need to maintain good mental health. Here are some tips and resources available at home.
Maintaining Nutrition During Cancer and Menopause
Chemotherapy side effects, for women in their 40s, can sometimes include menopause. Find nutrition tips if you are dealing with menopause after chemo.
Frequently Asked Questions about Hepatobilary Surgery
Frequently Asked Questions About Your Surgery
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Services
Gynecologic conditions that have traditionally needed open surgery are now often being treated with minimally invasive surgery. Learn about these procedures.
Keeping Tabs on Advanced Heart Failure – Wirelessly
BIDMC advanced heart failure patient Kyree Miller had a CardioMEMS device implanted, which remotely monitors his condition, wirelessly sending data to us. Read his story.
Nursing Mission and Professional Practice Model
BIDMC's nursing mission includes caring for patients with compassion and advocating for their health, and is supported by a professional practice model. Learn more.
Analysis of Hospital Readmissions of All Ages, Insurance Types Identifies High Risk Groups
First-of-its-kind study looks beyond Medicare readmission rates to determine causes of short-term readmissions of patients across the spectrum of age and insurance types. While Medicare patients account for more than half of all readmissions, readmission rates of non-Medicare patients were still significant and costly. Psychiatric disease and substance abuse were the most common diagnoses leading to readmission among non-elderly patients, highlighting the need for targeted interventions. BOSTON – Short-term hospital readmissions – or readmissions within 30 days – are common, costly and a substantial contributor to health care utilization. Annual costs of readmissions among patients who receive Medicare account for billions of dollars in national health care spending, and those costs are expected to increase over the next decade. While there is research that examines short-term readmissions for patients in the Medicare and Medicaid populations, no analysis existed of readmission rates across the spectrum of all age groups and insurance types. Today, clinician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) published a first-of-its-kind analysis comparing the
14th Annual BIDMC Cancer Center Symposium, 2021
Over 350 attendees logged in to BIDMC's 14th Annual Cancer Center Symposium, to virtually discuss disparities in cancer, clinical trial findings, and more.
Understanding Your Cancer Prognosis
Cancer patients often question how much time they have left to live. Read advice for asking your doctor for a prognosis and how the information can help you.
Baby Food Basics
Starting solids with your baby can be both an exciting and daunting experience. When to start? What foods? How much and how often? This new-parent thing can be exhausting with so much to learn! (Just think about how it is for those little babes for whom every-blasted-thing is brand new!)
BIDMC Patient Combines Therapies To Battle Triple Cancer Diagnosis
At 39, Vera Ventura was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer and later underwent emergency brain surgery at BIDMC to remove a tumor in her cerebellum.
BIDMC’s Complex Hypertension Clinic Offers First-Of-Its-Kind Procedure to Patients with Hard-To-Treat High Blood Pressure
BIDMC’s Hypertension Center is the region’s only American Heart Association-certified comprehensive care center.
What to Know About a Lingering Cough
This blog post is written by Mihir Parikh, MD, Division of Thoracic Surgery & Interventional PulmonologyPerhaps you’re reading this late at night, kept wide awake by a lingering cough that’s lasted well into its second week. You’ve tried all the normal remedies — gargling with salt water, spoonfuls of honey, mug after mug of delicious herbal tea — but nothing seems to help. So, should you be worried? Maybe not. Studies show that most coughs have an average duration of 18 days. But a cough that appears out of nowhere and lasts for more than a few weeks could be cause for concern. Here’s what you should know.
Exercise and Asthma
Physical activity and exercise provide important health benefits to people with asthma, from improved heart and lung function to helping reduce the severity of asthma-related attacks. But there’s a catch: people who suffer from asthma — an estimated 300 million according to the World Health Organization — may experience shortness of breath, coughing, tightening of the chest, and wheezing during physical activity and exercise.
Innovative Surgery Provides New Option for Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer, like all cancers, is concerning because it can mean a change in the way your body functions. If the cancer has invaded the muscle wall, the entire bladder may need to be removed. In the past, this meant living with either an ostomy bag that collects urine outside the body or an internal pouch drained with a tube that is managed by the patient.