The Cancer Center at BIDMC Opens a Personalized Immunotherapy Cancer Vaccine Facility

The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) today announced the opening of the Randi and Brian Schwartz Family Cancer Immunotherapy and Cell Manipulation Facility. The state-of-the-art laboratory expands BIDMC’s research...
17-Sep-2018 4:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study: Massachusetts ICU Nurse Staffing Regulations Did Not Improve Patient Mortality and Complications

In 2014, Massachusetts lawmakers passed a law requiring a 1:1 or 2:1 patient-to-nurse staffing ratio in intensive care units (ICU) in the state, as guided by a tool that accounts for patient acuity and anticipated care intensity. The regulations...
4-Sep-2018 9:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Overcoming Resistance

In a recent paper published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research (CCR), Carmelo Nucera, MD, PhD, primary investigator in the thyroid cancer research program in the Division of Experimental Pathology in BIDMC’s Department of Pathology, and...
31-Aug-2018 9:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

BIDMC Research Brief Digest: August 2018

A monthly roundup of research briefs showcasing recent scientific advances led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center faculty.
29-Aug-2018 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Healing After Harm: Addressing The Emotional Toll of Harmful Medical Events

A multidisciplinary group of leaders from the Healing After Harm Conference Group, led by Sigall Bell, MD, Researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Linda Kenney, Executive Director of Medically Induced Trauma Support Services...
22-Aug-2018 3:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Could Vitamin B3 Treat Acute Kidney Injury?

A multidisciplinary research team led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has determined that vitamin B3 has the potential to prevent acute kidney injury. Published in Nature Medicine, the findings bring clinicians one step closer to an...
20-Aug-2018 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Blood Test Could Detect Kidney Cancer Up to Five Years Prior to Clinical Diagnosis

A team of investigators led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) medical oncologist Rupal Bhatt, MD, PhD, has demonstrated that a molecule called KIM-1, a protein present in the blood of some patients with renal cell carcinoma is present...
16-Aug-2018 4:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Research May Help Rescue Antibiotics’ Effectiveness in the Face of Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Bacteria—especially Gram-negative strains—are becoming increasingly resistant to current antibiotic drugs, and the development of new classes of antibiotics has slowed. Faced with these challenges, investigators are studying the potential of...
10-Aug-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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