COBTH in the News

As hospital-at-home programs rise in popularity, could surgical home-hospital care be next? Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital has been using a variety of digital tools to try caring for surgical patients remotely.

The Klarman Building, named by longtime BIDMC supporters Beth and Seth Klarman, will provide a sophisticated, modern and state-of-the-art environment for both patients and caregivers.

There's new national data about a rare, but serious, condition that can occur in children. Dr. Kristin Moffitt, an infectious disease specialist at Boston Children's Hospital, explains what Acute Flaccid Myelitis, its symptoms and what parents should know.

Idalid “Ivy” Franco, MD, MPH, is a Radiation Oncologist and the Director of Equity, Access, and Inclusion at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)/ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI).

One of the state’s behavioral health centers is in Cambridge, run by the Cambridge Health Alliance. Sarah Stoddard-Gunn, LICSW, is program leader for the behavioral health crisis service. She says demand for mental health care services has been intense -- and she’s particularly noticed many referrals of children for help.

“We often overemphasize the importance of medical conditions when thinking about longevity. This research demonstrates that our social lives are as important as medical conditions,” says lead author Sachin J. Shah, MD, MPH, a physician-scientist at MGH and Harvard Medical School.