News • February 21, 2025
A study published in Nature Medicine suggests physicians who have access to large language models (LLM), also known as chatbots, demonstrate improved performance on several patient care tasks compared to physicians without access to LLM. Click to learn more.
News • February 11, 2025
HMFP is pleased to welcome Blair J. Wylie, MD, MPH, as the new chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. An outstanding researcher, clinician, mentor, and educator, Dr. Wylie joins HMFP and BIDMC from Columbia University Medical Center, where she served as vice chair for faculty development and mentoring in the department of OB/GYN. Click to learn more.
News • February 4, 2025
Join colleagues across BIDMC on Friday, February 7, in wearing red to be seen, to be counted, and to raise awareness about heart disease on National Wear Red Day. Click to learn more.
News • January 17, 2025
Each year, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center welcomes a cohort from the Red Sox Scholars to tour the hospital and talk to physicians, nurses and staff about career opportunities in healthcare. The students received a behind-the-scenes look at the Pathology Department and labs with Chair Michael H. A. Roehrl, MD, PhD, MBA. This is always a special visit for the students and for BIDMC physicians and staff.
News • December 2, 2024
Healing touch has long been central to medicine, but recent changes - from pandemic protocols, to the rise of virtual care - have made it less common. How can caregivers balance evolving practices, with the timeless need for connection? Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH, President and CEO, shares her thoughts in a recent STAT article. Click to learn more.
A newly published NEJM article by BIDMC pathologist Richard Haspel, MD, and hematologist Brian Carney, MD, calls out the discriminatory practices of the NCAA and U.S. military in requiring individuals to be tested for sickle cell trait. Click to learn more.