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| Brigham and Women’s Hospital Announces New President
|  | Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals (BW/F) named Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, its next president. Dr. Nabel, who will assume her position January 1, 2010, will succeed Gary Gottlieb, MD, MBA, who becomes CEO and president of Partners HealthCare when James Mongan, MD, retires at the beginning of the new year. Read more> |
| | Anemia Treatment in Some Patients is No More Effective Than Placebo and Carries RisksIn a major clinical trial of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease treated with Aranesp, researchers found no significant differences in deaths, heart attacks, heart failure, or need for dialysis in patients when compared to placebo, however; researchers did find an increased risk of stroke. Read more and watch a video> | | | HIV Medical Association's Clinical Education Award Paul Sax, MD, clinical director for the Division of Infectious Diseases at BWH, has received the HIV Medical Association's 2009 Clinical Education Award. Read more> | | | H1N1 FluDr. Richard Zane, vice-chair of Emergency Medicine, answers commonly asked questions about the H1N1 (swine flu) virus including transmission, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. See video> | | | Fact or Fiction: Generic Drugs are Bad for You?Aaron Kesselheim, MD, talks with Scientific American about the increasing use of generic drugs. Read more> | | | November is Diabetes Awareness MonthFlorencia Halperin, MD offers lessons and tips about risk factors, symptoms and treatments. Read more> |
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