Posts by Brian Burns
Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths on the Rise in Boston’s Homeless Population, Highlighting Need to Do More
A study of individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston shows a worrying increase in the number of deaths due to synthetic opioids and the use of multiple substances.
Read MoreSympathy Cards Help ICU Team Process the Depersonalization of Loss During the COVD-19 Pandemic
Sending handwritten cards to the families of patients who died in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a way to remember their individual stories.
Read MoreHeart Health Month: Reducing the Risks for Pregnant Women with Heart Disease
Nandita Scott, MD, and the team at the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program are working to reduce the impact of cardiovascular diseases in pregnancy.
Read MoreHeart Health Month: Reducing Health-Related Anxiety in Patients with Heart Disease
Mass General’s Ami Bhatt, MD, is studying how resilience programs can help reduce anxiety in patients with cardiac disease.
Read MoreHeart Health Month: How Cardiac Imaging Can Give Us a Better Understanding of Heart Failure
Mass General’s Christopher Nguyen, PhD, is using advanced cardiac imaging to help develop new therapies for heart failure.
Read MoreSpike in Alcohol Consumption During COVID-19 Could Have Long-Term Health Consequences
A simulation model projects a worrying rise in alcohol-related liver disease and death as a result of drinking increases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreHeart Health Month: Looking to Nature for Better Ways to Preserve Donor Hearts
Mass General’s Shannon Tessier, PhD, is drawing inspiration from nature to devise new strategies to preserve donor hearts for transplant.
Read MoreStudy Finds More Efforts Are Needed to Increase Diversity Among Cancer Clinicians
The findings highlight the need for more initiatives to recruit and retain individuals from underrepresented groups.
Read MoreHeart Health Month: Untangling the Connections Between Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
Mass General researchers Michael Osborne, MD, and Ahmed Tawakol, MD, are studying how stress-related inflammation leads to heart disease.
Read MoreScholars Program Seeks to Reduce Health Disparities by Empowering A Diverse Nursing Research Workforce
The goal is to increase the numbers of culturally diverse nurses who will consider research as part of their career path.
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