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Comments ()June 28, 2013 | 3:03 PM
Dr. Terrie E. Inder to lead newborn department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Terrie E. Inder will be chairwoman of the newly named Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Read full story -
Comments ()June 28, 2013 | 1:01 PM
Peter J. Healy to lead Milton hospital
Peter J. Healy will take over in August as chief executive officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, replacing Joseph Morrissey who stepped down in December after a decade at the hospital’s leader. Read full story -
Comments ()June 28, 2013 | 12:12 PM
Teaching empathy: Video begins training for troubled psychiatry unit
Can a four-minute video on empathy prompt a change in the culture on a unit where staff members have demonstrated apathy to patient needs? Read full story -
Comments ()June 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Quincy Medical Center psychiatry unit cited for squalid conditions, patient neglect
State inspectors found filthy conditions and patients left unattended on Quincy Medical Center’s psychiatric ward for seniors, prompting regulators to temporarily prohibit admissions to the unit last month while the hospital fired at least two managers. Read full story -
Comments ()June 27, 2013 | 2:45 PM
AIDS Action, Fenway Health forge new partnership
Two of Boston’s landmark AIDS organization’s are joining forces, announcing Thursday a “strategic partnership” between Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts that leaders say will improve care at a time when people are living longer with the virus, while bolstering the stability of services amid shrinking federal and state funding. Read full story -
Comments ()June 26, 2013 | 4:12 PM
Cheryl Bartlett named Mass. public health commissioner
Cheryl Bartlett, a nurse and longtime community health leader, was tapped Wednesday to be Massachusetts’ new public health commissioner. Bartlett, a Hyannis resident, has been the state’s acting health commissioner since May, following the departure of acting commissioner Dr. Lauren Smith Read full story -
Comments ()June 26, 2013 | 10:55 AM
Obesity as a disease: A first step to prevention?
UMass Medical School psychologist Sherry Pagoto says the American Medical Association’s labelling of obesity as a disease is “a necessary call to action.” Read full story -
Comments ()June 25, 2013 | 6:39 PM
‘Preventable’ hospital costs may be uncommon, study finds
A study published Monday found that, among some of the most expensive patients, a large majority of hospital costs may be unavoidable. Read full story -
Comments ()June 25, 2013 | 4:15 PM
Winchester Hospital’s board signs letter of intent to affiliate with Lahey Health of Burlington
The move is the latest example of a community hospital seeking to join a larger health care network as the medical market consolidates. Read full story -
Comments ()June 24, 2013 | 2:24 PM
Dr. Robert Gabbay named chief medical officer at Joslin Diabetes Center
Dr. Robert Gabbay has led various projects investigating new models in health care in Pennsylvania, where he is director of the Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity. Read full story