BIDMC study shows even a single binge drinking episode can damage the gut lining, trigger inflammation, and cause “leaky gut” ...

BOSTON – The placebo effect is the well-known phenomenon of a person's physical or mental health improving after taking a treatment with no pharmacological therapeutic benefit – a sugar pill, or a ...

Clinical Trial Demonstrated That Placebo Increased Patient Retention and Improved Sleep Even When Participants Were Told They Were Taking a Placebo BOSTON – There were more than 100,000 reported ...

Researchers at BIDMC Found Physicians Using Chatbots Spent More Time on Patient Cases and Made Safer Decisions Compared to Colleagues Without AI Access “Early implementation of AI into healthcare has ...

BOSTON – ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence program designed to understand and generate human-like text, outperformed internal medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical ...

Stuart J. Schnitt, MD, Appointed Chief of New Division of Cancer Pathology; Muneeb Ahmed, MD, Named Chief of New Division of Cancer Radiology BOSTON – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) ...

QUINCY – Today, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) announced plans to develop a comprehensive, multi-specialty ambulatory center in Quincy. Subject to local and state regulatory approvals, ...

From playing flag football and softball, to hiking with her dog on off-leash trails north of Boston, to spending time with her wife and daughter, Nicole, 41, loves to stay active. That’s why, when she ...

Hemorrhoids are among the most frequent gastrointestinal complaints in the United States, sending millions of people to clinics and emergency rooms each year and costing the health system hundreds of ...

BOSTON — Most Americans consume far more sodium than recommended, with the average intake topping 3,400 milligrams (mg) per day—well above the recommended federal guideline of 2,300 mg and the ...

Tuberculosis or TB, an airborne bacterial respiratory infection, is one of humanity’s oldest foes and is today the world’s leading cause of death from infectious disease, claiming more than 1.2 ...

BOSTON – In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, effectively ending 50 years of federal protections to abortion care. As of October 2023, twenty-six states have since enacted laws ...