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

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 – 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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We know that sleep is important. A good night’s rest keeps you alert and restores memory. It strengthens your immune system and helps guard against illness. But did you know that sleep also protects ...

BOSTON – In a new report published in JAMA Cardiology, health policy experts at Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) showed that ...