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

Quincy, MA — Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) leaders joined local officials, community members and the team overseeing development and construction of the new BILH Care Center – Quincy for a ceremony ...

BOSTON – Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc, has joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and its physician organization, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC (HMFP), as Chair of the Department ...

BOSTON — Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a surprisingly common but under-recognized disease that affects nearly one billion people worldwide, or about 12 percent of the population. Defined as a ...

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 ...

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, from pre-teens to elders, just don’t get enough sleep, a lifestyle factor that has been linked to increased risk of death, high blood pressure, heart disease, car accidents ...

While gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is rarely performed during pregnancy — accounting for just 0.4 percent of procedures — there are times when it is urgently needed. A new review by ...

BOSTON – With the recent completion of a multi-agency, state and city regulatory process, the clinical collaboration among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ...

BOSTON – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) today announced the appointment of renowned surgeon and researcher Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD, MHCM, as Chief of a newly created Division of ...

In a new report, health policy experts at Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) showed significant increases in food insecurity and ...

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 ...