Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH, “The Brigham”) is the largest hospital of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Are patients receptive to interacting with robots designed to evaluate symptoms in a contact-free way?

Treating musculoskeletal injuries with a handheld 3D bioprinter

Using light to help break down ingestible medical devices

Developing a once-a-month oral contraceptive

Investigators designed a capsule that can be swallowed once a month, reside in the stomach and release a drug to prevent pregnancy Daily oral contraceptive pills allow women to manage their fertility, but this method of contraception relies on a user remembering to take her pill at the same time every day. In a multi-national

Developing a once-a-month oral contraceptive

Delivering insulin, therapeutics and perhaps even vaccines . . . by pill

Coated pill carries microneedles that deliver insulin and other drugs to the lining of the small intestine. Many drugs, especially those made of proteins, cannot be taken orally because they are broken down in the gastrointestinal tract before they can take effect. One example is insulin, which patients with diabetes have to inject daily or

Delivering insulin, therapeutics and perhaps even vaccines . . . by pill

Machine learning can help predict the risk of heart failure in diabetes patients

Investigators used artificial intelligence to identify top 10 variables that can predict, with a high degree of accuracy, future heart failure among patients living with diabetes Heart failure is an important potential complication of type 2 diabetes that occurs frequently and can lead to death or disability. Earlier this month, late-breaking trial results revealed that

Machine learning can help predict the risk of heart failure in diabetes patients

Can gut bacteria prevent and even reverse food allergies?

Study finds altered gut microbiota in infants with food allergy; oral therapy to replenish bacteria prevented food allergy and suppressed established disease in mice. Every three minutes, a food-related allergic reaction sends someone to the emergency room in the U.S. Currently, the only way to prevent a reaction is for people with food allergies to

Can gut bacteria prevent and even reverse food allergies?

Using sensory nanoparticles to detect disease

Building on new insights about nanoparticles, investigators develop a test for early detection of diseases, including different types of cancer Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital are taking advantage of a unique phenomenon of nanoparticles to develop a test for early detection of different types of diseases, including cancer. Through previous investigations, Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD,

Using sensory nanoparticles to detect disease

Researchers invent a resistance-sensing injection device (needle) that knows where to go

Smart Needle Syringes and hollow needles—among the most feared and most commonly used tools in medical practice—have been around for more than a century. However, the precise insertion of these devices depends largely on the technique and skill of the person delivering the injection. And some anatomical regions, such as the space in the back

Researchers invent a resistance-sensing injection device (needle) that knows where to go

A big move forward towards defeating glioblastoma

New approach using multiple microRNA ‘hitchhikers’ to weaken cancer cells in advance of standard therapy shows promise in preclinical models In cancer therapeutics research, microRNAs–tiny strings of nucleotides that get churned out inside cells–have been a source of both excitement and disappointment. While preclinical studies have found that microRNAs play an important role in cancer

A big move forward towards defeating glioblastoma

Home-based hypertension program helped 81 percent of participants achieve blood pressure control in seven weeks

Pilot study by Brigham investigators finds that an innovative care-delivery program helped 81 percent of participants achieve blood pressure control in seven weeks Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a widespread clinical problem affecting nearly half of all adults. Despite the serious consequences that can result from hypertension, which puts patients at increased risk for

Home-based hypertension program helped 81 percent of participants achieve blood pressure control in seven weeks

A nanoscale arthritis treatment could administer drugs directly to cartilage potentially healing damaged tissue

Injectable material made of nanoscale particles can deliver arthritis drugs throughout cartilage. Osteoarthritis, a disease that causes severe joint pain, affects more than 20 million people in the United States. Some drug treatments can help alleviate the pain, but there are no treatments that can reverse or slow the cartilage breakdown associated with the disease.

A nanoscale arthritis treatment could administer drugs directly to cartilage potentially healing damaged tissue

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Boston College taps Brigham & Women's associate CNO to lead nursing school
on April 8, 2021 at 12:25 pm
Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Mass., has selected Katherine Gregory, PhD, MSN, RN, an associate CNO at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, to serve as dean of its Connell School of Nursing, ...
Findings from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Opioids Reported (Factors Affecting Buprenorphine Utilization and Spending In Medicaid, 2002-2018)
on April 1, 2021 at 5:00 am
According to news originating from Boston, Massachusetts, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Buprenorphine is an essential medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), but ...
Study: Vaccines protect pregnant and lactating women, and their newborns
on March 29, 2021 at 9:03 pm
according to research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Ragon Institute of MGH ...
Study says Covid-19 vaccines provide protection for pregnant and lactating women -- and their newborns
on March 25, 2021 at 5:27 pm
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines are effective in pregnant and lactating women, who can pass protective antibodies to newborns, according to research published Thursday in the ...
COVID-19 vaccines provide protection for pregnant and lactating women, newborns: Study
on March 25, 2021 at 4:01 pm
according to research published Thursday in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Ragon Institute ...

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Brigham and Woman’s Hospital doctor dies in tragic fall in Dominican Republic
on April 12, 2021 at 12:39 pm
Dr. Francisco M. Marty, a prominent infectious disease specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, died last week in the Dominican Republic when he suffered a fall ...
Brigham and Women’s Hospital doctor dies in tragic fall in Dominican Republic
on April 12, 2021 at 12:39 pm
Marty, 53, a doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Center, was capturing images of a roughly 275-foot waterfall when he died April 8, colleagues said. The tragic fall came ...
Loaded gun recovered at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, patient to face charges
on April 12, 2021 at 8:00 am
Boston police on Sunday night recovered a loaded gun at Brigham and Women’s Hospital from a bag belonging to a patient, who will face criminal charges at a later date, authorities said. In a statement ...
Man accused of bringing loaded firearm in Brigham and Women’s Hospital
on April 12, 2021 at 7:08 am
A man is facing charges after police say he brought a loaded firearm into Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Sunday night.
Brigham Face Transplant Pioneer Reflects On His Patients And The Procedure As He Heads To Yale
on April 2, 2021 at 4:54 pm
Dr. Bohdan Pomahac has led the face transplant program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston since he started it more than a decade ago, and he performed the first full face transplant in the U.S.