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Long Term Effects of Neuropathy
This is discouraging. As most of you know, neuropathy can be a side effect of some chemotherapy drugs, most often the Taxanes. Although it does not happen to everyone and although the intensity is highly variable, some people have real difficulties: pain and numbness and an inability to "feel the ground" or to manage some simple hand/finger tasks. It can be quite disabling and frustrating if you can't button your shirt or feel that your balance is really impacted by your foot numbness. Like most other body things, we don't really notice something until it goes wrong. As we walk, we don't appreciate the feeling of the ground or a rug or a ladder underneath our feet--but take away that sensation, and we are really handicapped.
Scalp Cooling and Hair Loss
This topic has been discussed before, but it is getting more attention as evidenced by a brief article in Jama Networkyesterday. This coincided with a decision here to begin a three month pilot program to offer appropriate patients up to $500 to purchase a set of cooling caps. We do have a freezer in the Infusion Area, but the logistics are difficult. A woman must begin wearing the cap 30-60 minutes before the infusion and continue doing so for a similar period of time afterwards. The caps must be changed every 30 minutes. This clearly means that there needs to be a companion who is responsible for the fetching and changing; neither the patient nor the infusion nurse can manage this.
BIDMC Volunteer Recognition and Awards
BIDMC recognizes our volunteers in honor of their outstanding service to our community. Learn about our latest award recipients and milestones.
No Spoiling
At some point in our pre-parenting lives, most of us have heard that you can’t spoil a baby. So why is it then, that as soon as we become parents, any progress in our slowly developing parental self -confidence is completely shaken when anyone makes the accusation, “You’re going to spoil that baby.”
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Tips for Finding Health Information Online
Cancer patients may go online to better understand their situations and for help with decision-making. Find tips for locating trustworthy sources on the web.
Anesthesia Resident Achievements
BIDMC Anesthesia residents are high-performing and driven to become leaders in Anesthesia. Learn more about our residents' achievements here.
From Crisis to Control: New Clinic for Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
Oded Gefen lived with uncontrolled high blood pressure for years despite medications and lifestyle changes. His hypertension put him at risk for stroke, heart attack, and congestive heart failure. Learn how Oded is now effectively managing his resistant hypertension with the help of BIDMC’s Complex Hypertension Clinic.
Dressing after a Mastectomy
Living with Cancer blog from BIDMC in Boston gives tips on how to dress after a mastectomy. Read more on our website.
Current Psychosis Research Studies
BIDMC's Psychosis Research Program (PRP) studies schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders. Learn more about PRP’s current clinical research studies here.
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery
BIDMC's Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery Division provides expert care for sports-related injuries, especially knee and shoulder issues. Call 617-667-3940.
Myofascial Pain Relief from a Needle
John-Paul Hezel, MD, a physiatrist in the Division of Sports Medicine at BIDMC, talks about treating myofascial issues that are common in athletes and people with stress or postural-related muscle tension.
Research Reveals Potential Target for Alcohol Liver Disease
BOSTON – Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver, but investigators have discovered a protective response in the organ that might be targeted to help treat alcoholic liver disease. The team -- led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania -- also found that the same protective response may be involved in aversion to alcohol and could therefore help in the treatment of alcoholism. The research involves a protein called fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), which the scientists previously found helps protect mice against diet-related toxicities to the liver. “Looking at the relationship between alcohol-induced liver disease and FGF21 was the next step,” said co-senior author Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at BIDMC and Harvard Medical School. In this latest work, published online today in Molecular Metabolism, people who binged on alcohol over a one-hour period exhibited massive increases of FGF21 in their blood six hours later. Similar results were seen in mice. Also, in mice bred to lack FGF21, binging on alcohol led to more liver damage than that seen in wild-type mice, along with an increased expression
Non-surgical Arthritis Treatments
Non-surgical arthritis treatment options include physical therapy, injections such as cortisone shots, or integrative care techniques including accupuncture and yoga. Learn about non-surgical options to treat arthritis.