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Brigham and Women's plans to notify doctors on imaging histories
As the number of imaging scans has spiked in recent years, some doctors have become concerned about the volume of radiation some patients are receiving. Now, studies and anecdotal evidence are... Read more...
Partners HealthCare chairman accused of conflict of interest
The chairman of Partners HealthCare, New England's largest healthcare organization, has been accused of conflicts of interest, not so surprising in corporate life, but still noteworthy given the... Read more...
Brigham and Women's begins personalized medicine project
Brigham and Women's Hospital has become the latest to immerse itself in the business of conducting personalized genetic research on treatments for cancer, brain and heart disease. Working with GE... Read more...
Brigham and Women's hit by $1.6M bias award
A female neurosurgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital has won a $1.6 million judgment in a sex discrimination suit against the facility. The suit, filed by Dr. Sagan Tuli, asserted that her boss, Dr.... Read more...
Partners HealthCare reports loss of $185M
When a powerhouse Partners HealthCare System is in the red, you know times are tough. Partners, a Boston-based system that includes 907-bed Massachusetts General and 746-bed Brigham and Women's... Read more...
Vitamins E, C ineffective in preventing heart disease
Two commonly used vitamins--E and C--apparently do nothing to stop heart disease in men, and may in fact, have negative affects according to a study by Drs. Howard Sesso and J. Michael Gaziano of... Read more...
How effective are B vitamins against cancer?
In a study of women who took vitamins B-6, B-9 and B-12 daily for slightly more than seven years, researchers found that the vitamins had neither a positive nor a negative affect on their subjects in... Read more...
