http://www.connectwithpartners.org Wed, 08 May 2013 18:48:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2013/03/13/ssjp-graduate-college-freshman-published-researcher/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2013/03/13/ssjp-graduate-college-freshman-published-researcher/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:33:03 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=2059 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2013/03/13/ssjp-graduate-college-freshman-published-researcher/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2013/02/19/cuts-may-threaten-future-of-health-care-local-economy/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2013/02/19/cuts-may-threaten-future-of-health-care-local-economy/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:48:57 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=2026 Today’s Boston Globe featured a warning from Boston’s scientific community about the negative impact that proposed federal budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would have on its work. Leaders from across the Commonwealth—from federal and local officials to researchers working at hospitals and other institutions—met yesterday at Boston Medical Center to discuss potential cuts to the NIH budget and the “devastating” effects they would have on the search for new cures and treatments. Dr. Gary Gottlieb, Partners HealthCare President and CEO, joined with Mayor Thomas Menino, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Michael Capuano and others in attendance to urge lawmakers in Washington to reconsider the sequester and the resulting budget cuts that would sap more than $100 million from the Massachusetts economy.]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2013/02/19/cuts-may-threaten-future-of-health-care-local-economy/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/12/20/personalized-genetic-medicine-expands-at-partners/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/12/20/personalized-genetic-medicine-expands-at-partners/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:07:09 +0000 Heidi Rehm http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1972 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/12/20/personalized-genetic-medicine-expands-at-partners/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/turning-groundbreaking-research-into-treatment/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/turning-groundbreaking-research-into-treatment/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:17:32 +0000 Dr. Dennis Selkoe http://dev.hhcc.com:9012/?p=1534 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2012/04/25/turning-groundbreaking-research-into-treatment/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/12/27/cbs-news-recognizes-brigham-and-womens-among-nations-top-health-stories-in-2011/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/12/27/cbs-news-recognizes-brigham-and-womens-among-nations-top-health-stories-in-2011/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:59:32 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1373 unveiled its list of the top health stories of 2011, and we are proud to say that Brigham and Women's groundbreaking face transplant procedures serve as the cover story for this online feature. As the first surgery of its kind in the United States, this transplant exemplifies our mission of applying the latest medical research advances to improve the care and treatment of our patients. As Dr. Bo Pomahac wrote on this blog earlier this year, "Partners HealthCare hospitals stand at the forefront of innovation and medical breakthroughs. Our research teams, working side by side, focus on bringing scientific discovery to our patients to improve their lives. We believe in sharing our knowledge and our success with the world so future generations may benefit."]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/12/27/cbs-news-recognizes-brigham-and-womens-among-nations-top-health-stories-in-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/12/08/an-ambitious-expansion-and-cost-effective-program-for-brigham-and-women%e2%80%99s-hospital/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/12/08/an-ambitious-expansion-and-cost-effective-program-for-brigham-and-women%e2%80%99s-hospital/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:08:30 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1337 A front-page piece in yesterday’s Boston Globe detailed the efforts of Dr. Betsy Nabel, President of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to ambitiously expand BWH’s campus to include a new clinical and research building – all while simultaneously cutting expenses by $160 million over the next three years. Pursuing cutting-edge research innovations while ensuring efficient and cost-effective care for existing BWH patients, Dr. Nabel and her team are exemplifying the broader mission of Partners HealthCare to deliver quality, affordable care across our system. As a nationally recognized thought leader in medicine, Dr. Nabel has a well-documented track record of leading research efforts to diagnose, treat and ultimately prevent disease. (Most recently, you may recall she authored a post on this site in which she detailed the BWH’s innovative Profile database to better target cancer treatments). However, as she related to the Globe, she also believes the next generation of doctors must be fluent not only in providing excellent care, but also in boosting efficiency.]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/12/08/an-ambitious-expansion-and-cost-effective-program-for-brigham-and-women%e2%80%99s-hospital/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/11/17/an-innovative-database-for-cancer-research/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/11/17/an-innovative-database-for-cancer-research/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:13:42 +0000 Elizabeth G. Nabel http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=1299 told The Boston Globe.]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/11/17/an-innovative-database-for-cancer-research/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/04/11/the-nation%e2%80%99s-first-full-face-transplant/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/04/11/the-nation%e2%80%99s-first-full-face-transplant/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:21:49 +0000 Bohdan Pomahac, MD http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=764 History was made at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in March when Dr. Bohdan Pomahac and a team successfully performed the country’s first full face transplant. Here, Dr. Pomahac shares his thoughts about the experience. As a physician, you can’t help but want to do anything and everything possible to treat your patients. Our faces are such an integral part of our lives – they express who we are, how we identify ourselves and how we interact with each other. Our patients have said time and again that one cannot lead a normal life without a face.]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/04/11/the-nation%e2%80%99s-first-full-face-transplant/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/02/28/bringing-medical-research-to-market/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/02/28/bringing-medical-research-to-market/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:53:22 +0000 Frances Toneguzzo, PhD http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=547 Most recently, RVL worked with Veridex LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, to create a partnership at the MGH focused on developing new and improved technologies for capturing and analyzing circulating tumor cells. In this alliance, the organizations will develop and commercialize a noninvasive blood test to enumerate and characterize circulating tumor cells. A Boston Globe article from last month detailed the test process, which involves a microchip prototype capable of filtering blood through miniscule channels to detect cancer cells. The expectation is that such testing will serve as an easy-to-administer early diagnostic, helping to catch tumors before they spread. ]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/02/28/bringing-medical-research-to-market/feed/ 0 http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/02/25/massachusetts-general-hospital-celebrates-200-years/ http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/02/25/massachusetts-general-hospital-celebrates-200-years/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:42:38 +0000 Partners http://www.connectwithpartners.org/?p=541 ]]> http://www.connectwithpartners.org/2011/02/25/massachusetts-general-hospital-celebrates-200-years/feed/ 0