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Managing the Holidays with a Long-Term Illness
Stringing the lights, storming the malls and all those parties! Imagine facing these holiday demands while you’re tired, sick, sad and worried: for people with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses, this time of year can often be far from merry.
Becoming an At Home Mom
Leaving paid employment and a career after having a baby is a decision that comes with its own adjustments. For some women, the decision is clear and there is no looking back or second guessing. For many, it’s not so cut and dry, and raises feelings of loss and anxiety in considering endless days with little structure and risk of opportunities lost should they try and return to their profession in the future.
Despite Their Prevalence, Arthritis, Neck and Back Pain Receive Few Research Dollars, Analysis Finds
Study led by BIDMC researcher Ara Nazarian, PhD, finds that funding for musculoskeletal diseases is disproportionately low despite their significant impact.
Genetic Variation Shown in Patients with Severe Vascular Complications of Infection
Major infections such as influenza and bacterial sepsis kill millions of people each year, often as the result of dangerous complications that impair the body’s blood vessels. But the reasons why some patients experience these dramatic responses to infections -- and others don’t -- have been unclear.Now a research team led by investigators in the Center for Vascular Biology Research (CVBR) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has shown that variations in the Tie2 gene, which is expressed on the inner surface of blood vessels, play an important role in patient responses. The new findings, which appear online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), demonstrate that diminished Tie2 levels are associated with potentially devastating responses to infections, while higher Tie2 levels provide protection. This new discovery suggests that Tie2 could be an important target to help clinicians more quickly determine which patients are at highest risk of developing these life-threatening vascular complications following infectious disease.“The complications arising from sepsis and other infections can appear rapidly and dramatically, leaving patients in absolutely terrible shape,” said senior author Samir Parikh, MD, an investigator in BIDMC’s
BIDMC-Designed Machine Learning-Assisted Model Improves Overprescribing and Under Prescribing Opioids, Researchers Show
BIDMC physicians and scientists have designed a model that uses machine learning to improve post-surgical opioid prescribing. Read about this intervention.
Allergen Advisory Statements
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11 Tips to Help Lower Blood Pressure — Without Medication
We asked clinicians from BIDMC's CardioVascular Institute how they advise their patients to keep blood pressure under control. While medication is right for some, lifestyle changes can help reduce, and in some cases replace, the amount of blood pressure medication needed.
Length of opioid prescription, number of refills spell highest risk for misuse after surgery
Higher dosage spelled higher risk among long-term users only
Hospital-Led Interventions Associated with Significant Reduction in Cesarean Rate
Hospital-Led Interventions Associated with Significant Reduction in Cesarean Rate
Cancer and COVID-19: Navigating Re-entry
Due to COVID-19 re-opening phases, cancer patients are faced with making choices about where and when to go out. Here's advice on navigating the new normal.
De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer: Does Local Therapy Help?
For de novo metastatic breast cancer, is the best treatment systemic therapy or surgery to remove the breast tumor? A recent trial provides some answers.
At-Home Cancer Care: How To Find and Hire Help
Post-surgery, cancer patients may need extra help at home. Here are some tips on how to find the right type of caregiver for your cancer support needs.
How your cancer can affect your pets
Pets can provide comfort during cancer treatment, but properly caring for your pet can be problematic when you're ill. Here are some helpful pet care tips.
Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana may help some cancer patients with mood, anxiety or nausea relating to chemo or other treatment, but not all. Here are some considerations.
The 2020 Cancer Experience Report Findings
Cancer Support Community's 2020 survey of nearly 15,000 cancer patients confirms anxiety remains high for patients and lack of support for caregivers.