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 ...

Boston – For decades, the power of the placebo effect was thought to lie in patients' belief that they were — or at least, could be — receiving a pharmacologically active treatment. A new study by ...

BOSTON – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has been named by U.S. News & World Report a 2025-2026 Best Hospital. BIDMC was ranked among the top 50 hospitals nationwide in nine adult ...

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 ...

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, ...

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) ...

BOSTON – In a new analysis of national data, researchers at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) estimated that 137 million ...

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 – An estimated 25 percent of people older than 65 have type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to effectively manage blood sugar. Insulin plays an important ...

BOSTON – Nearly six million older adults have Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, a number expected to double by 2050. Already the sixth leading cause of death, Alzheimer’s disease is a complex ...

BOSTON – Michael Roehrl, MD, PhD, MBA, has joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) as Chief of the Department of Pathology. Roehrl will lead the department’s clinical services, research ...