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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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CNBC – February 25, 2022 A more contagious subvariant of Omicron, known as BA.2, is rapidly spreading across…
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View the latest updates, information, and stories of hope from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and across the Beth Israel Lahey Health system. Like, share and comment!
BIDMC recently hosted Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, Lauren Jones (pictured on the right), and members of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable. ![]()
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Joanne Pokaski, Assistant Vice President of Workforce Planning and Development for BILH, Divisional President, Metro Boston, BILH and BIDMC President Pete Healy, and Divisional Vice President, BILH for Human Resources Metro Boston Jo Ayoub (pictured left to right with Secretary Jones) led a discussion in the packed room by sharing insights into BIDMC’s focus on skills-first hiring and commitment to reducing barriers to employment in healthcare roles.
One week away from social media may be more powerful than you think. A new study led by BIDMC's John Torous, MD, found that young adults who cut back their social media use saw meaningful drops in anxiety, depression, and insomnia— in just seven days.![]()
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Discover why even a short digital break can make a big difference. 🔗![]()
Just one week off social media can improve young adults' mental health, study finds
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A new study shows that cutting social media use for just one week can reduce mental health symptoms, like anxiety and depression, in young adults. Together, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, BIDMC, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC are redefining cancer care in New England. ![]()
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Learn more about the Dana-Farber Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Collaboration, our plans to build the region’s only free-standing inpatient hospital for adult cancer patient and our commitment to growing our extraordinary team of clinicians, caregivers, researchers and staff who are bringing our shared vision to life.
In a recent WBUR interview, Kevin Hill, MD, MHS, who specializes in addiction psychiatry at BIDMC, discusses the medical benefits of cannabis—finding no evidence that it helps treat the top conditions for which people use it. Take a closer look ⤵️
Medicinal cannabis benefits fall short of expectations, new study finds
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A new review of scientific evidence of the medical benefits of cannabis finds no evidence that it helps with the three top conditions for which people use it: pain, anxiety and insomnia. Though he was groggy from sedation following a heart catheterization last July, Mike Sawyer clearly remembers the excitement in Dr. Robert Yeh’s voice as he leaned down to tell him, “We did it. We got through the blockage.” The Cath Lab staff erupted in applause.![]()
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Just six weeks before, Dr. Yeh, BIDMC’s Section Chief of Interventional Cardiology, had discovered that the critically important LAD artery in Mike’s heart was a chronic total occlusion (CTO), meaning that it was 100 percent blocked. It was also located in a position that made it impossible to see the course of the vessel – rendering the usual approaches to opening heart blockages useless, or even worse, risky. His first attempt at nonsurgical PCI repair was unsuccessful. “We had to figure out what to do for this extremely complicated case,” Dr. Yeh remembers. He thought of Dr. Akiko Maehara, a colleague from Japan, who had developed methods to visualize the origin of heart blockages using ultrasound guidance. With support from Dr. Maehara’s specialized imaging expertise, Dr. Yeh gained a new view of Mike’s coronary artery and access to reach the dangerous blockage and place a stent to restore blood flow to the heart.![]()
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“It’s difficult to think about what could have been if this problem hadn’t been discovered or if I had had to go through open heart surgery,” says Mike. Instead, he and his wife went home the night of the procedure, and were able to take their much-loved annual vacation to Moosehead Lake just two weeks later. “Mike’s experience is the very type of reward that drives our Interventional Cardiology team to keep getting better,” says Dr. Yeh. “I’m just ecstatic that things worked out the way they did.”![]()
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Learn more about care for CTO at BIDMC 👉 www.bidmc.org/centers-and-departments/cardiovascular-institute/cardiovascular-medicine/our-servic...
Questions about live organ donation and the surgery? Devin Eckhoff, MD, chief of BIDMC's transplant program, talks with Boston25 about the gift of life.![]()
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Highlighting importance of living organ donation
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© 2025 Cox Media Group. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Po... We are pleased to welcome Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc, as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at BIDMC, leading the department’s clinical services, research and education programs. ![]()
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Dr. Joffe is a proven academic leader, clinician, and clinical neuroscientist whose research focuses on mood and sleep disorders in women across the lifespan, especially midlife and aging. Welcome to BIDMC, Dr. Joffe! ![]()
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Learn more about Dr. Joffe and her leadership here: www.bidmc.org/about-bidmc/news/2025/12/hadine-joffe-joins-bidmc-as-chair-of-department-of-psychiatry
Bloating has taken over TikTok — from “debloat” hacks to viral belly-transformation videos — but what’s really behind the trend? And more importantly, what’s actually true about bloating?![]()
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BIDMC gastroenterologist Judy Nee, MD, offers the clarity the internet often misses. She shares why bloating is frequently a normal part of hormonal shifts, why supplements aren’t magic solutions, and how finding real relief starts with understanding the root cause — not chasing trends. Take a closer look ⤵️
A new flu strain is circulating worldwide. BIDMC’s Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, breaks down what this means for flu season — and why flu shots are still an important layer of protection. Read the article 👇
Doctors warn about a new mutated flu strain as cold weather sets in
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The strain carries several mutations scientists haven’t seen before.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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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.