Total Knee Replacement is Very Cost-Effective in the US Medicare-Aged Population
High-volume health centers confer greater value per dollar spent compared to low-volume centers. - July 08, 2009
Hypoglycemia During Hospitalization Linked to Higher Mortality Risk
Hospitalized Diabetics who develop hypoglycemia have longer stays and higher risk of death. - July 08, 2009
Using Math to Take the Lag Out of Jet Lag
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Michigan have developed a software program that prescribes a regimen for avoiding jet lag using timed light exposure. The method is described in an article published June 19 in the open-access journal PLoSComputational... - July 05, 2009
Clues to How Blood Forms in Life’s Earliest Stages
BWH and CHB collaboration examined role biomechanical force plays in embryonic development. - June 19, 2009
Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals Highlighted in Healthcare Equality Index 2009
BW/F’s Leadership in Equal Treatment of LGBT Patients Highlighted in Human Rights Campaign Foundation & Gay & Lesbian Medical Association’s Index. - June 19, 2009
Gleason Score of 3+4 is Not Equal to 4+3 in Lethal Prostate Cancer
Researchers at BWH have shown that Gleason score is a strong predictor of prostate cancer mortality and that mortality rates differ among patients with a Gleason score of seven depending on whether Gleason pattern four is primary or secondary. - June 19, 2009
BWH Surgeons Perform Facial Transplant
A Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) plastic surgery team, led by Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, performed a partial face transplant April 9, 2009, the second such procedure to be performed in the U.S. The team of seven plastic surgeons and one ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon, nurses, anesthesiologists... - May 20, 2009
A More Direct Delivery of Cancer Drugs to Tumors
Researchers at BWH engineer nanoparticles for targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs. - May 20, 2009
Electronic System Demonstrates Potential to Reduce the Risk of Adverse Drug Events
The use of an electronic application and a revision to the medication reconciliation process can significantly decrease the number of potentially harmful medication discrepancies. - May 20, 2009
Smokers Get Help with the Use of Electronic Health Record
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that by enhancing the electronic health record, physicians were more likely to document a patient’s smoking habit and that access to cessation counseling was improved. - May 20, 2009