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Video: Massachusetts doctor says flexibility is important when it comes to wearing masks
WCVB – February 28, 2022 As Governor Baker allows local school districts to make their own decisions about…
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Omicron BA.2 subvariant is more contagious and can reinfect people, but isn’t more severe, studies find
CNBC – February 25, 2022 A more contagious subvariant of Omicron, known as BA.2, is rapidly spreading across…
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New studies bring BA.2 variant into sharper focus
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Join us! — The Sadhguru Center for a Conscious Planet will be hosting a 2-day event, next month, on "Consciousness: Science, Spirituality and Social Impact." ![]()
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The conference will take place October 26-27 and can be attended in-person or virtually. Register today! ⤵️ bit.ly/3rdk4Ww
Sore throat, then congestion: common COVID-19 symptoms now follow a pattern, doctors say. Dan Borouch, an infectious disease specialist at BIDMC, explains why COVID seems milder now compared to before, with symptoms more closely matching allergies and the common cold. Learn more ⬇️
Sore throat, then congestion: Common Covid symptoms follow a pattern now, doctors say
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Doctors who treat Covid describe the ways the illness has gotten milder and shifted over time to mostly affect the upper respiratory tract. At this year's #Goalkeepers2030 event, Cicely Fadel, Neonatologist, BIDMC, Boston and Newborn Health Senior Program Officer, sits alongside other innovators to discuss maternal health breakthroughs, progress towards the 17 Global Goals and more!![]()
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Tune in tomorrow, September 20th, at 8:30 a.m. ET to watch live gates.ly/3RrxKYk
What makes a community healthy & strong? Your voice.![]()
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When you take the MA Community Health Equity Survey, you’re sharing valuable experience that can help us build a healthier community. The survey is available in 11 languages, easy to take, and anonymous. We want to hear about your experiences.![]()
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Take the survey now, using the link below. bit.ly/3LpArpB
Beth Israel Lahey Health would like to wish you a happy Rosh Hashanah to all who observe. Shana Tovah!
Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. Beth Israel Lahey Health is proud to celebrate our Hispanic and Latinx employees, patients, families and community members. We look forward to highlighting services geared towards the Hispanic community offered throughout the BILH system. ![]()
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Hoy inicia el Mes De La Herencia Hispana. Beth Israel Lahey Health esta orgulloso de celebrar a nuestros empleados, pacientes, familias y miembros de la comunidad Hispana y Latinx. Deseamos compatir los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad Hispana a través del systema de BILH.
Today, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced plans for a comprehensive new collaboration designed to advance the future of cancer care and build the region’s only independent free-standing inpatient hospital for adult cancer patients. ![]()
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The collaboration is designed to transform the future patient experience by improving access, by better integrating innovations at the bedside, and by offering high value care. Building on both Dana-Farber’s and BIDMC’s legacies of excellence in providing compassionate, world-class patient care and innovative research, the collaboration focuses exclusively on cancer care. ![]()
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Learn more here: bit.ly/45TVMzK
Tarsha Soares was honored by the Boston Red Sox as a Medical All-Star at Fenway Park. Tarsha has been a nurse at BIDMC for ten years, known for her leadership and compassion. Her colleagues describe her as "thorough, thoughtful, innovative and dedicated to providing a positive care experience for all of her patients, every day." We are thrilled to celebrate Tarsha and thank her for always going the extra mile for patients at BIDMC!
Over the past decade, demand for mental health services has risen significantly. However, a shortage of mental health clinicians means many people still can't access the care they need. In a new study, John Torous, MD, MBI, and Natalia Macrynikola, PhD, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at BIDMC, examine how a hybrid care model — supporting patients digitally through an app on their smartphone, in between clinician visits — may help address clinician shortages. Read more: bit.ly/3ZbEf3A
Integrating Technology To Better Support Mental Health Care | BIDMC of Boston
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BIDMC Digital Psychiatry clinical-investigators developed a model for integrating digital technologies and evidence-based treatment into mental health care.Words of Encouragement
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Thank you to everyone at BIDMC! You suit up every day to keep us safe while paving the way for a COVID vaccine. I am so deeply grateful for your hard-working team and will continue to send appreciation and gratitude from Texas.
Thank you to everyone at BIDMC! You suit up every day to keep us safe while paving the way for a COVID vaccine. I am so deeply grateful for your hard-working team and will continue to send appreciation and gratitude from Texas.... Collapse
You really are my heroes! In this time of such uncertainty, you have done everything to be there for your patients like me. I am truly grateful.
You really are my heroes! In this time of such uncertainty, you have done everything to be there for your patients like me. I am truly grateful.... Collapse
Thank you for being a trusted source for care, information and support. BIDMC staff is Boston's finest.
Thank you for being a trusted source for care, information and support. BIDMC staff is Boston's finest.... Collapse
I am truly grateful for my remarkable medical team at BIDMC. During this pandemic you have all been in my thoughts and prayers in hopes that you are safe and well. I know firsthand your dedication, care, support, competence and compassion which you have given me over the past 4.5 years of very challenging health issues I have encountered, the latest being in February of this year when I received extraordinary care as an in patient. I don't know what I would have done without you. It is my pleasure to have contributed to your Vaccine Research Fund realizing the... Read more
I am truly grateful for my remarkable medical team at BIDMC. During this pandemic you have all been in my thoughts and prayers in hopes that you are safe and well. I know firsthand your dedication, care, support, competence and compassion which you have given me over the past 4.5 years of very challenging health issues I have encountered, the latest being in February of this year when I received extraordinary care as an in patient. I don't know what I would have done without you. It is my pleasure to have contributed to your Vaccine Research Fund realizing the importance of developing a successful vaccine to fight COVID-19. Thank you for your dedication in pursuit of the well being of all of us in your care.... Collapse
Thank you to our healthcare heroes!
Thank you to our healthcare heroes!... Collapse
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We are so grateful for your support during these unprecedented times. Your quick response is funding our efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and giving us the flexibility we need to address this critical situation.
As we continue to provide extraordinary care to our patients, we are overwhelmed by the outpouring of support we have received from the community.
Please watch this message of thanks from Marsha Maurer, DNP, RN, Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services, Cynthia and Robert J. Lepofsky Chief Nursing Officer and Incident Commander for the COVID-19 response at BIDMC.