BWH News

NICU Strollers March for Babies

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The BWH NICU Strollers team raised more than $19,000 for the March of Dimes during the organization’s March for Babies walk last month.

Kids Get Hands-On Hospital Experience

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

During last month’s Take Our Children to Work Day, children who visited Plastic Surgery suited up in scrubs and masks and removed stitches from chicken wings, among other activities.

Shapiro Center Named One of City’s Greenest

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center was named as one of “Boston’s Greenest” buildings by the Mayor’s Office and the American Institute of Architects.

High School Students Get Up-Close Look at Trauma

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Nine students from six towns last month got a first hand look at what it takes to work as a trauma clinician at BWH. The Education Collaborative (TEC), an organization made up of towns west of Boston that aims to help high school students gain real

Audeh Aims for Educational Excellence in Mission Hill

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

At any given time, Pamela Audeh can be found reading to a pre-kindergarten class at Mission Grammar School, overseeing a science project at the Tobin Middle School or working with 150 BWH volunteers who help ensure students have a good experience.

7 NBC/CW56 and Partners HealthCare Health and Fitness Expo

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

7 NBC/CW56 and Partners HealthCare present the second annual Boston Health and Fitness Expo at the Hynes Convention Center June 21 and 22. This free event is designed to improve the health of the Boston-area community. Last year, an overwhelming 70,

Utilization and Outcomes for Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatment

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH researchers assessed surgical utilization and complications, lengths of hospital stay and cancer outcomes in over 2,700 men who underwent prostate cancer surgery and found that MIRP usage almost tripled between 2003 and 2005.

Nurse Volunteers for Mission in Kenya

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Tess Panizales, MSN, RN, and her daughter, Christia, were among the first non-Kenyan citizens to volunteer on a three-day medical mission to help Kenyans displaced from their homes during post-election violence that erupted in the African country in

Panizales First Recipient of New Nursing Award

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In recognition of her dedication to improving care for the neediest patients, Tess Panizales, MSN, RN, quality program manager for the Center for Surgery and Public Health, was the first recipient of the Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Award in the

Celebrating The Essence of Nursing at BWH

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

When Beth Baldwin, BSN, RN, was caring for a stage IV lung cancer patient on Tower 14AB, he told her his primary concern: to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary at home with his family.

Remembrance Service Held for Families of Organ, Tissue Donors

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A 38-year-old heart transplant recipient, with his 8-year-old son by his side, told families of organ and tissue donors at BWH what the gift of organ donation meant to him and his family.

Hundreds Toured Shapiro Center

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Approximately 500 BWHers last week crossed the bridge and saw first-hand the expansive East Lobby of the Shapiro Center, the beautiful artwork on the walls throughout the second floor and how closely the Shapiro Family Center mirrors the Bretholtz C

Kessler Library Aims to Please the Palate

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Nicole Henretty of BWH Nutrition showed patients, families and employees how to be cool as a cucumber with an easy-to-prepare recipe for cucumber dip last month during the debut of a new program. The “Pleasing the Palate” series features monthly dem

Psychiatry Researcher Receives NARSAD Young Investigator Award

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Zora Kikinis, PhD

Asthma Study team seeks participants from Partners’ network

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The BWH Asthma Research Center has received a $2 million Genetics Enters Medicine grant from Partners to study the influence of one’s genetic profile on response to asthma therapies.

A Time to Celebrate

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro watched from Palm Beach, Fla., via live video as Ashley Herman cut the ceremonial red ribbon Wednesday evening to dedicate the cardiovascular center named in honor of her great-grandparents.

Governor Impressed with BWH

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick toured the Tower and Shapiro Cardiovascular Center this week with hospital leaders and came away impressed with BWH’s commitment to delivering quality care and its continued support of the community.

Top Notch Images in a Heart Beat

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Shapiro Cardiovascular Center will be home to Toshiba’s AquilionONE, which, at 320 slices, is the most powerful computed tomography scanner in its class. Since the scanner was temporarily installed in Nuclear Medicine on L1 in November, a group

TV System Facilitates Entertainment, Education

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Inpatients soon will have more entertainment options and information about BWH at their fingertips, thanks to a new television system being rolled out across the hospital this spring.

Shapiro Center Opens New Doors to Patient Care

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

After four years of planning and construction, the grand opening of the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center and the transformation of care that it promises are upon BWH, with celebrations for employees, donors and members of the community

Advances in Pathology

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

When the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center opens, Pathology at BWH will be second to none in using information from patients’ genes to better diagnose disease and give care providers the information they need to prescribe the best treatment.

Meet the Teams

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hundreds of BWHers have made essential contributions to planning for and opening the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center. “Thank you to everyone who played a role in making this center a reality,” said Kate Walsh, chief operating officer of BWH. “Without

BWH Researchers Find Gene Determinants of C-Reactive Protein

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at BWH have found that variation in several genes that are associated with metabolic and inflammatory regulation – in diseases such as diabetes and heart disease – also have significant effects on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels.

BWH Cytogeneticist to Receive Korean “Nobel Prize”

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

At 38, Charles Lee, PhD, will be the youngest recipient of the 2008 Ho-Am Prize in Medicine when the BWH clinical cytogeneticist receives the “Nobel Prize” of Korea in Seoul on June 3.

IT Departments Coming Together for Cancer Care

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Information Technology departments at BWH, DFCI and South Shore Hospital are collaborating to share and integrate patient information securely across institutional information systems in support of the new Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer

Gottlieb Saluted for Workforce Development Vision

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) honored BWH President Gary Gottlieb last week for his continued commitment to access to health care and workforce development on behalf of the community. JALSA presented Gottlieb with its Disting

Kidney Walk Set for May 18

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH is stepping up for this year’s National Kidney Foundation Walk at Franklin Park Zoo on May 18. BWH President Gary Gottlieb, MD, MBA, chairs this year’s walk, and Mayor Thomas Menino is the honorary chair.

Just for the Record

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Whether she’s recording new births or original songs, Jen de la Osa never takes a day off. When de la Osa isn’t working as a birth registrar on Connors Center 9, the singer and vocalist for Boston-based band Aloud is touring or promoting her latest

April is National Donate Life Month

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

During the last year and a half, 50 tissue donors and 22 organ donors at BWH have made possible life-saving transplants for more than 50 patients at BWH and other transplant centers throughout New England and the U.S.

Teaming Up for the First Time

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Mandeep Saund, MD, of the Department of Surgery, has wanted to run a marathon since the fourth grade, when he completed an assignment on Phidippides who ran the first ever marathon.

BWH Cytogeneticist to Receive Korean “Nobel Prize”

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

At 38, Charles Lee, PhD, will be the youngest recipient of the Ho-Am Prize in Medicine when the Brigham and Women’s Hospital clinical cytogeneticist receives the “Nobel Prize” of Korea in Seoul on June 3.

BWH Makes the Safety Grade

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH this week received a HealthGrades’ 2008 Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety as one of the top 249 hospitals in the country.

The Art of Shapiro ‘Ping’

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Each week through the opening of the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, BWH Bulletin features a work of art from the center’s collection. More than 20 contemporary pieces will be permanently displayed throughout the building to promote healing, conversa

Families Unite on Team Brigham

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Team Brigham brings together colleagues, friends and family. Fathers, sons and siblings are uniting and rising to the challenge of running the 112th Boston Marathon while raising $3,000 each for BWH community health programs.

Mending Hearts in Rwanda

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

KIGALI, Rwanda—Celestin Gasamaza never dreamed having the life-saving heart surgery he needed was possible. Yet last week, the 25-year-old student became Team Heart’s first surgical patient as he underwent atrial septal defect repair.

BWH Heart Research Grows

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As BWH opens new doors to cardiovascular care at the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, one team of BWHers is researching new ways to regenerate parts of the heart that have shut down due to heart failure.

Improving Patient Safety with Bar-codes

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have shown that using bar-code technology to augment the counting of surgical sponges during an operative procedure increases the detection rate of miscounted and/or misplaced sponges.

Designer drug successfully treats chronic blood cancer in mice

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have successfully treated a chronic blood cancer in mice using a novel designer drug to attack a mutant protein that triggers malignant blood cell growth.

The Art of Healing at the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

There’s an art to the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center.

90 Marathons Back to Boston

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

When Cullene Murphy lines up at the start line to a marathon, she focuses on one thing: the finish line. Murphy, a nurse in Hematology-Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has crossed marathon finish lines almost 90 times.

Paths Vary Among Matches

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Jennifer Lewey’s childhood aspirations to become a physician and help people throughout the world took shape in East Boston. Her hopes and dreams were refined at Boston Latin School, Brandeis University and Harvard Medical School, and partially real

BWH Bests State, National Scores in Patient Satisfaction

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH physicians, nurses and other care providers recently received high marks compared to state and national averages on the new, federally-supported Hospital Compare Web site at www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov

Family Thanks the Brigham for Decades of Care

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Evelyn Smith DeMille is no stranger to BWH. In 1981, her son, Jonathan was the first baby born in the new Tower maternity ward, and her second child, Abigail, was born during the Tower’s fifth anniversary celebration.

NICU Strollers Get Set to Walk for Babies

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The NICU Strollers are rolling this month to raise money for the March of Dimes at the annual March for Babies on April 27. The BWH team has grown in the number of walkers and fund-raising totals in its first two years, and this year, the Strollers

Researchers Answer Troublesome Question of Why Some Genetic Association Studies Have Failed Replication Attempts

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A team of researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and elsewhere have described a possible reason why some studies have been unable to replicate associations between genes and traits.

BWH Researchers First to Observe Fetal Cells in the Blood of Mothers Years after Donor Egg Pregnancies

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

For the first time, researchers have observed that fetal cells remain in the blood of mothers who had pregnancies with donor eggs for years after delivery, without being destroyed by her immune system.

Lack of Patient-Provider Discussion Contributes to Disparities in Use of Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute concluded that lack of patient-provider discussion may contribute to socioeconomic, age and race-related inconsistencies in the use of breast reconstruction after mastectomy.

Goldszer Receives First Thomson Lifetime Achievement Award

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Robert C. Goldszer, MD, MBA, first came to BWH and HMS in January 1979 as a research and clinical fellow in Renal Medicine. His next 30 years at BWH were marked by his commitment to safe and quality care and his leadership in shepherding quality imp

BWH Endoscopy Institute Named Center of Excellence

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH’s Endoscopy Institute was one of 14 endoscopy centers from the across the globe and one of only two from the United States named as a founding member of the OMED Centers of Excellence. MGH’s Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit was also named to this

FH Briefcase Races Raise $75K

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 16th annual TJX Briefcase Race took Loon Mountain by storm last month as 175 skiers donned team-themed costumes and schussed their way downhill, raising $75,000 for the Faulkner Hospital Breast Center. WCVB’s Mike Lynch hosted this year’s event,

Marathoners Get Set to Run for Team Brigham

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Kathryn Andrews, RN, a staff nurse in the Thoracic ICU on 11C, promised her late father she’d be his legs when he was sick and could not walk. She is fulfilling her promise by running the Boston Marathon on April 21 as a member of Team Brigham.

The Heart of Social Work

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How do you get on public transportation with a ventricular assist device (VAD)? What do you do if someone is staring at you because the VAD makes a ticking sound?

BWH Names Director of Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular Program

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, has been named the new director of the Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the VA Boston Healthcare System (VA) effective July 1, 2008.

Renal Fellow Receives Young Investigator Award

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Johannes Schlondorff, MD PhD, Renal Division

BWH Advances Nuclear Imaging with LMA Partners

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH celebrated the grand opening of the Cyclotron and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratories with researchers and scientists from across the Longwood Medical Area this month with a mini symposium.

March is MS Awareness Month

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

You’d never know that Susan Strachan battles chronic fatigue and blindness in one eye as a result of multiple sclerosis, or MS. The 44-year-old Weston resident is constantly on the go, running the nonprofit organization she founded to raise money fo

Profiles of Excellence: Cindy Jodoin

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

When a pipe burst in the Tower and flooded several patient floors, the leadership of Cindy Jodoin, MHA, BSN, RN, kept the team on Tower 4C and 6C involved, informed and at ease.

Study Reveals Tumors’ Unique ‘Fingerprints’

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A new study led by BWH researchers promises to change the way cancer is treated and understood. This study marks the first time that researchers have used new technology to identify the unique genetic mutations of a cancerous tumor for an individual

Physical Therapy Expands Services to Cancer Patients

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The six to 12 weeks that patients undergoing bone marrow transplants must spend in their hospital rooms can seem endless.

NICU Team Focuses on Infant Skin Care

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH’s tiniest patients need special attention, and their thin skin is no exception. In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), premature infants are getting better skin care thanks to Corinne Cyr Pryor, BA, RNC, IBCLC.

Healthy Recipe of the Month: Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

High in fiber and low in saturated fat, this dish is a colorful and tasty meal for the whole family.

Simple Non-Lab Methods as Good as Lab Tests at Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In a new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), researchers show that methods using non-laboratory-based risk factors predict cardiovascular events as accurately as more costly laboratory-based tests.

The Search For A Kidney Stem Cell

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at BWH examined cells in the kidney to determine which cells are responsible for generating repair.

Deep Sleep Plays Role in Visual Learning

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have now shown that the processes that regulate deep sleep may affect visual learning.

Researchers Create Gecko-Inspired Bandages

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

You’d never find a lizard in the Operating Room, but geckos were the inspiration for researchers who created a new bandage to join sutures and staples as a basic OR tool for patching up surgical wounds and internal injuries.

Facial Transplant Pioneer Visits BWH

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A BWH surgery team this week had the opportunity to meet and discuss facial transplants with one of the physicians who performed the world’s first partial face transplant.

Holland Receives First Ujima Award

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The BWH Department of Nursing honored Sondra Holland, RN, of CWN 7, with its first BWH Nursing Ujima Award in recognition of her more than 36 years of delivering compassionate, culturally sensitive care to gynecologic oncology patients.

Helping Teens Form Healthy Relationships

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Liz Spurrell, MSW, a Passageway domestic violence advocate, dedicates two days a week to meeting with adolescents who come to BWH Obstetrics for prenatal or gynecologic care. She talks with them about violence, healthy relationships and available se

Recycling Efforts Stretched To New Limits

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Marikim Wolter Bunnell, MD, knows firsthand the dire needs of struggling hospitals throughout Latin America.

Lilly, Partners In Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Team Up to Fight MDR-TB in Former Soviet Republics

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Eli Lilly and Company and Partners In Health announced a series of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis trainings by Brigham and Women's Hospital experts for individuals treating drug-resistant patients in 10 former Soviet Republics.

BWH Researchers Identify Mutated Genes Unique to Mesothelioma Tumors

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), for the first time, using new DNA sequencing technology, can identify the unique genetic mutations of a cancerous tumor of an individual patient.

Heart attack prescription drug strategy may save lives and reduce healthcare costs

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Full prescription coverage of heart drugs could help heart attack survivors live longer, better lives and lower the nation’s healthcare costs, according to a new analysis reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Team From MIT and BWH Creates Gecko-Inspired Bandage

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or internal injuries.

TIMI Trials Revolutionize Cardiac Care

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

For the past 24 years, the BWH-based TIMI trials have been revolutionizing the care of cardiac patients. Since TIMI began in 1984, mortality from heart attacks has dropped almost in half, and the TIMI Study Group isn’t slowing down.

Rogers Receives Thomson Award

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In high school, math teacher Mrs. Olive Walcott told Selwyn Rogers he had “the gift of understanding.”

BW/F Awarded for Stroke Care

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Faulkner Hospital received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Performance Achievement Award for commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care.

A Student and a Teacher

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Whether precepting nursing students, educating heart surgery patients or customizing patient and family education materials, Susan Gabriel, BSN, CCRN, CSC, embraces teaching as a central part of her role as a nurse.

Tower Waiting Rooms Upgraded

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

According to the Rev. Wilfred Brimley, the new furniture in the Tower family waiting areas is very comfortable.

BWH Study Identifies Modifiable Factors Associated With Long Life

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years—including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking—may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 in men.

Celebrating the Dream of MLK

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Juan Williams stood before a packed Bornstein Amphitheater last week and challenged the audience to look at history through a point of contrast and to ask what we can do now.

BWH Research Featured in Journal Edition Dedicated to Women’s Unique Hypertension Issues

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Women face unique risks for developing hypertension and special challenges in keeping their high blood pressure under control, according to new research published in a special themed issue of Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Gene Expression in Meningiomas May Vary by Hormone Receptor Status

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at BWH have found preliminary evidence that the expression of a number of genes appears to be associated with the presence of hormone receptors, specifically receptors for progesterone.

Specific Nanoparticle Design Required for Drug Delivery

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers led by Omid Farokhzad at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Robert Langer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have demonstrated the precision required to engineer a nanoparticle that is effective in targeted drug delivery.

BWH Home to Toshiba’s 320-Slice CT

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Months before it will find a permanent home in the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, BWH installed Toshiba’s AquilionONE, which, at 320 slices, is the most powerful computed tomography scanner in its class. On Nov. 7, BWH radiologists p

BWH Expands to Foxborough

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The scoreboard at Gillette Stadium this past month captured national attention as it displayed winning scores for the New England Patriots. On Jan. 16, just before the AFC championship game, the scoreboard held special significance for BWH with a wel

IS Makes it Easy to be Green

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A new energy-saving initiative led by Partners IS will reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing more than 2,000 cars from the road each year.

BWH-Led Tuberculosis Research Project Receives $14 Million NIH Grant

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at BWH, HSPH, HMS and Partners In Health (PIH) have received a grant of $14 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to study multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis.

Hormone Therapy in Addition to Radiation Increases Curability of Prostate Cancer

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers find that a man's overall health profile , particularly cardiovascular health, should be evaluated and addressed prior to initiating androgen suppression therapy for prostate cancer.

Emergency Department Visits for Skin Infections Increasing Dramatically

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH, reports in the February issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine that emergency department visits for skin infections have increased since a new strain of staph was discovered.

Going for the jugular in melanoma

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

For the first time, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston have found a strategy that selectively targets cancer stem cells for destruction, successfully halting one of the deadliest cancers – melanoma – in mice.

By modifying a stem cell’s surface, researchers can steer cells where needed

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Now it appears that even stem cells can come with GPS. In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital harmlessly modified the surface of human mesenchymal stem cells, which directed the cells through the bloodstream into bone.

BWH Aims to Improve Ambulatory Patient Service

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

When Stella Coronel books a patient appointment in Thoracic Surgery, she knows she has the support of Doreen Howard at the Patient Service Center (PSC) in Medford. Howard is one of 64 PSC representatives who support ambulatory clinics by verifying r

Researchers Examine Gender-Specific Causes of Depression

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Women are almost twice as likely as men to suffer from major depression, a mental illness that can lead to death and accompany chronic medical illnesses. BWH researchers are beginning groundbreaking work to understand what causes differences between

BWH and SSH: All in the Family

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH and South Shore Hospital share a clinical affiliation in certain services and programs, but the connection doesn’t end there. The hospitals also are linked by brothers Luis Hernandez and Antonio Cartegena, who work as valets at BWH and SSH in We

BWH, DFCI, SSH Bring Cancer Care to Southeastern Mass.

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

BWH and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are working with South Shore Hospital to open an outpatient cancer center in South Weymouth, that will usher in a new level of cancer care for people in the region. The center is expected to welcome is first pati

Researchers Propose New License For Drugs and Vaccines

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at BWH propose a new type of license, which they call a “Generic Open (GO) License,” that can lower prices for developing nations by promoting competition while preserving incentives to innovate.

Eyes Are Used For More Than Vision

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Separate from rods and cones, a novel system in the eye is used to manage sleep/wake cycle and detect an awareness of light

Researchers Find an Increase in Prostate Specific Antigen Testing Among Younger Men, Black Men and the Insured

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that many physicians are ordering prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing at an increasing rate despite any clear evidence of the test’s benefit.

Honoring Physicians and Scientists

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

BWH President Gary Gottlieb, MD, MBA, thanked the service award honorees for their continued commitment to the hospital’s mission of clinical care, education and research.

AMMP Awards Nine Scholarships

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Nine motivated BW/F and DF/BWCC employees have reason to celebrate. They received Association of Multicultural Members of Partners (AMMP) scholarships last week to help them fulfill their educational and career goals.

Legends in Transplant Surgery Meet at BWH

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

BWH’s Department of Surgery last week brought together two transplant surgery pioneers: Joseph Murray, MD, who received the Nobel Prize for leading the world’s first successful organ transplant operation in 1954 at BWH, and Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD

Honoring Physicians and Scientists

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

BWH President Gary Gottlieb, MD, MBA, thanked the service award honorees for their continued commitment to the hospital’s mission of clinical care, education and research.

Selective Attention Most Impaired During First Night Shift Worked

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers find that the first night shift after multiple day shifts is the most vulnerable time for lapses in attention and ’fast and sloppy’ target searches.

Room Service Caters to Patients

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Maria Fernandez, a patient of the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, put in her lunch order for fresh fruit, salad and yogurt on Tuesday around noon. In less than 30 minutes, Pierre Adelson of Food Services delivered it to her bedside on

Brigham and Women’s Study Finds Eating a Flavonoid-Rich Diet Helps Women Decrease Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

New research out of the Channing Laboratory at BWH reports that frequent consumption of foods containing the flavonoid kaempferol, including non-herbal tea and broccoli, was associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer.

Automated Tool Helps Physicians Communicate Test Results

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found that patients who received their test results from physicians using an automated management system were more satisfied than patients whose physicians did not use the system.

BWH Researchers Find Long-Term Beta Carotene Use Reduces Dementia Risk in Men

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers affiliated with the Channing Laboratory at BWH report evidence that men who take beta carotene supplements for 15 years or longer may have less cognitive decline and better verbal memory than those who do not.

Nurse Rescues

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Every day, BWHers do all they can to save lives and care for patients at the hospital. Recently, nurses Moira McCarthy-Egan and Susan Toto instinctively relied on their invaluable clinical skills and compassion to rescue two people in need beyond the

BWH Awarded for Organ Donation

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

BWH has had its best year for organ donation yet, with a record number of 14 organ donors able to give 49 organs, and 27 tissue donors, each of whom help as many as 200 patients.

New Anti-Platelet Drug Provides Superior Protection Across Full Range of Acute Coronary Syndromes Than Current Standard of Care

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The BWH-based TIMI Study Group has found the new anti-platelet drug prasugrel to be superior to clopidogrel in more rapidly and consistently preventing serious events among study participants undergoing coronary stent procedures.

Study Explains How Exercise Lowers Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Samia Mora, MD, and colleagues report in the November 6, 2007 issue of Circulation how a women's risk of cardiovascular disease events decreased with higher levels of physical activity.

Whole-Grain Cereal Decreases Heart Failure Risk

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

BWH researchers observed a 28 percent decrease in the risk of developing heart failure in people who ate whole-grain breakfast cereal seven or more times per week compared to those who ate refined cereal.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Ranked in Top 5 Nationally, Third Year in a Row For Quality and Accountability by UHC

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

For the third year in a row Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been nationally recognized as a top-ranked leader in demonstrating excellence in delivering high quality care by the University HealthSystem Consortium '07 Quality and Accountability Study.

Brigham and Women’s and National Jewish Awarded $37 Million for Largest Study to Date to Identify Genes that Influence the Development of COPD

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver have been awarded a $37 million grant from the NHLBI to lead the most comprehensive study of COPD ever undertake.

Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Associated with Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Death

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that androgen deprivation therapy may increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, particularly in men who undergo surgery for prostate cancer.

NICU Parent Pedals for Preemies

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Bill Reilly had special “Willpower” last Saturday as he biked 100 miles around the South Shore to raise money for BWH’s NICU.

Inclusion of Additional Component to Prostate Cancer Score Improves Test Accuracy

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that if a third, small area of highly aggressive cancer is seen on biopsy, it is associated with a worse prognosis for men with otherwise moderately aggressive disease.

Dottin Strives for a Pleasant Ride

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Christopher Dottin is responsible for knowing where patients are going, but he also makes it a point to know where they are coming from. Dottin, an escort in Central Transport Services, realizes when silence is comforting and when chatter is welcome

BWH Named Again to Leapfrog Top Hospitals

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

BWH’s commitment to safety and quality secured the hospital a spot on the 2007 Leapfrog Top Hospital’s list for the third year in a row.

BWHers Walk the Heart Walk

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

More than a hundred BWHers, friends and patients turned out for last Saturday’s Boston Heart Walk, despite the rain showers and gloomy weather.

A Limitless Future for the DF/BWCC

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center celebrated 10 years of accomplishments and successes this week, as BWH and DFCI leaders, staff and patients came together in a packed Jimmy Fund Auditorium on Wednesday.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Named Top Hospital by Leapfrog

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been named a 2007 Leapfrog Top Hospital for making significant strides in quality and patient safety.

A Decade of Excellence in Cancer Care

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

When Patti Smith-Allen, BSN, RN, tells people she’s a nurse in an Oncology unit, a silence often follows. “Some people think it’s a sad or difficult place to work,” she said.

A Community of Support for VAD Patients

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

It takes a village to care for a VAD patient, and Tower 8AB’s Joan Dorr, BSN, RN, and Cynthia Scherer, BSN, RN, last month prepared the town of Waltham to do just that.

Mission Park Garage Lightens Up

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Engineers Wally Gleeson and Rawlins Roopcharan were instrumental to the lighting upgrade.

Harpist Creates Harmony at BWH

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

When Nancy Kleiman wheeled her harp up to the Thoracic Care Unit and began to play, a young man with Down syndrome peeked out of his room and then retreated.

Kidney Donor, Recipient Pay it Forward

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

When MIT alum Doug Newman sent an e-mail to his Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers titled “Does anyone have a spare kidney?” he wasn’t kidding.

BWH to Perform Partial Face Transplants

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A BWH surgical team is ready perform partial facial transplants in selected previous transplant patients, making BWH just the second hospital in the country able to perform this procedure which will boost patients’ confidence and help them live norma

850 Boylston St. Raises the Roof

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Party-goers last week topped 850 Boylston St. with food, prizes and massages at the second annual Summer Rooftop Party.

Diabetes Significantly Increases the Risk of Death

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Nearly 65 percent of individuals with diabetes die from cardiovascular disease in the United States, yet the independent effect of diabetes on mortality following acute coronary syndromes is not clear.

Vitamin C and Other Antioxidant Vitamins Provide No Protection From Cardiovascular Events

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

In the first large-scale randomized trial of vitamin C on cardiovascular events, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that there is no evidence of benefit or risk from vitamins C, E or beta-carotene on cardiovascular events

Synchronization to a Non-24-Hour Day Reveals Flexibility within the Human Biological Clock

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital successfully entrained individuals to a light/dark cycle that correctly aligned their biological clock to the 24.65-hour day of the planet Mars and to a 23.5-hour day.

Brigham Named Among the Nation's Top Performance Improvement Leaders by Thomson Healthcare

Brigham and Women's Hospital — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

BWH was named one of the nation's top performance improvement leader hospitals by Thomson Healthcare, the leading provider of decision support solutions that help organizations across the healthcare industry improve clinical and business performance.

Quin Named Nurse Manager of 8CD