ABC News Shines Prime-Time Spotlight on Boston Hospitals
BWH, along with Mass General and Children's Hospital, is featured in a new eight-part primetime medical documentary series on ABC called "Boston Med," airing Thursday nights at 10 p.m. this summer. Over the span of four months in 2009, all three institutions opened their doors and allowed ABC cameras to capture more than 2,500 hours of unscripted footage through unprecedented access to the life inside these nationally-renowned institutions. Watch trailers, episode previews and related links.
| | Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Raise Coronary Artery Calcium Levels In new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), researchers demonstrate that supplementation with calcium and vitamin D does not raise coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels, a strong marker for future risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings appear in the June 16, 2010 issue of the journal Menopause. Read more>
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| | DiversityInc Top 5 Hospital Systems BWH has been ranked second among DiversityInc’s Top 5 Hospital Systems for Diversity for 2010. The tops five hospitals were selected because each had a CEO committed to diversity, workforce diversity, including minorities and women in management positions, and the use of social media to reach multicultural talent and customers. DiversityInc is a leading publication on diversity and business. Read more>
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| | My Will To Live: Brianna Ranzino's StoryA team of cargivers at BWH perform life-saving surgery on Brianna Ranzino, a 14-yr-old who was living with a tumor surrounding her trachea and esophagus. Watch Brianna tell her story. >
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| | New Tools for Helping Heart Patients Dr. Lynne Warner Stevenson, director of the Heart Failure Program , talks to The New York Times about "smart devices" for heart failure patients. Read the article>
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| | Keeping Cool and Safe in Extreme HeatExtreme heat and humidity is a staple of summer, especially in New England. For many, this is a highly anticipated and fun time of year, but it does not come without dangers. Ron Walls, MD, chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, cautions people about the potential for heat-related illnesses during scorching triple-digit days when the body generates and absorbs more heat than it can dissipate. Read more> |
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