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More Action is Needed to Reduce Disparities in Osteoporosis Screening, Prevention and Care

By Brian Burns | Endocrinology, Medicine | 0 comment | 21 April, 2022 | 1

Despite being a treatable disease, osteoporosis remains underdiagnosed and undertreated, with Black women experiencing the most disparities.

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Mass General Brigham Investigators Can Now Access First Dataset of Nearly 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences Released by All of Us Research Program

By Brian Burns | Genetics & Genomics, Population Health & Outcomes | 0 comment | 7 April, 2022 | 0

The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has reached an important milestone with the release of its initial genomic dataset.

Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths on the Rise in Boston’s Homeless Population, Highlighting Need to Do More

By Brian Burns | Medicine | 0 comment | 22 March, 2022 | 0

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.

Sympathy Cards Help ICU Team Process the Depersonalization of Loss During the COVD-19 Pandemic

By Brian Burns | COVID-19, Medicine | 0 comment | 15 March, 2022 | 0

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.

Heart Health Month: Reducing the Risks for Pregnant Women with Heart Disease

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Heart Health Month 2022, Medicine | 0 comment | 25 February, 2022 | 0

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.

Heart Health Month: Reducing Health-Related Anxiety in Patients with Heart Disease

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Heart Health Month 2022, Medicine | 1 comment | 24 February, 2022 | 0

Mass General’s Ami Bhatt, MD, is studying how resilience programs can help reduce anxiety in patients with cardiac disease.

Heart Health Month: How Cardiac Imaging Can Give Us a Better Understanding of Heart Failure

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Heart Health Month 2022 | 0 comment | 15 February, 2022 | 0

Mass General’s Christopher Nguyen, PhD, is using advanced cardiac imaging to help develop new therapies for heart failure.

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Spike in Alcohol Consumption During COVID-19 Could Have Long-Term Health Consequences

By Brian Burns | COVID-19, Imaging & Radiology | 0 comment | 15 February, 2022 | 0

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.

Heart Health Month: Looking to Nature for Better Ways to Preserve Donor Hearts

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Heart Health Month 2022, Medicine | 0 comment | 10 February, 2022 | 0

Mass General’s Shannon Tessier, PhD, is drawing inspiration from nature to devise new strategies to preserve donor hearts for transplant.

Heart Health Month: Untangling the Connections Between Stress and Cardiovascular Disease

By Brian Burns | Cardiology, Heart Health Month 2022, Medicine | 0 comment | 1 February, 2022 | 0

Mass General researchers Michael Osborne, MD, and Ahmed Tawakol, MD, are studying how stress-related inflammation leads to heart disease.

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