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Edward Mun, M.D., surgery, was quoted in a story in The Boston Globe about the risks and complications that can occur from undergoing a gastric bypass.
Bradley Willcox, M.D., M.Sc., gerontology, discussed the diet, exercise and lifestyle practices that make the Okinawans the healthiest and longest-lived population in the world on an ABC News special, "Looking Younger, Living Longer: What Every Woman Wants to Know."
Mary Anne Badaracco, M.D., psychiatry, discussed how the trauma of Sept. 11 has strengthened family bonds in an interview on WHDH-TV (Channel 7).
Paul Baratta, public safety, Jonathan Burstein, M.D., emergency medicine, Gregory Ciottone, M.D., emergency medicine, and Karen Brouhard, L.I.C.S.W., were part of a story in The Boston Globe that looked at the issues hospitals began to address after Sept. 11.
George Blackburn, M.D., Ph.D., surgery, was quoted in an ABCNews.com story about McDonald's plans to use a new cooking oil for its french fries that it says will do less damage to your diet.
Paul Levy, president and chief executive
officer of BIDMC, was featured in a column in The Boston Globe
that looked at the financial progress of the medical center over the past
six months.
Larry Gentilello, M.D., trauma surgery, discussed hypothermia
in a Discovery Health Channel program, “Impact: Stories of Survival,
Episode 4.” Gentilello spoke about a case where a man who was
submerged in icy water for half an hour after his car ran off a bridge
recovered with minimal neurological damage. On WHDH-TV (Channel 7), Gentilello
also discussed the importance of wearing a seatbelt, and wearing it correctly,
while riding in a car.
Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D., endocrinology, was interviewed about his recent study, published in Science, which identified the molecular pathway in the brain that helps explain how the diet drug d-Fenfluramine (d-FEN) works to promote weight loss. Stories ran on United Press International newswire, Reuters Health newswire, HealthScoutNews.com and in the Daily Telegraph (London).
George Blackburn, M.D., Ph.D., surgery, was featured in a Boston Herald story about the risks of gastric bypass surgery. Blackburn also was quoted in two other Boston Herald stories: he discussed a recent study which found that angiogenesis inhibitors could be effective weight loss medications and commented about the risk of coagulation during surgery.
Richard Wolfe, M.D., emergency medicine, discussed the importance of CPR and a quick response to a person’s survival from cardiac arrest in a story in The Boston Globe. Mark Josephson, M.D., cardiology, spoke about the same topic in an interview on New England Cable News (NECN).
Alice Domar, Ph.D., obstetrics and gynecology, discussed the different ways women and men experience stress in a story in The Boston Globe.
Murray Mittleman, M.D., Dr.P.H., cardiology, was interviewed about a recent study, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, which found that exercising in a polluted environment can be dangerous for your heart. Stories ran on CNN.com, HealthScoutNews.com, WebMD.com and Reuters Health newswire. Mittleman co-authored an accompanying editorial to the study with Richard Verrier, Ph.D., cardiology.
Jane Wandel, R.N., patient education, was featured in On Call Magazine as part of a story on producing patient education materials.
Bradford Lowell, M.D., Ph.D., endocrinology, spoke about his recent study, published in Science, which explains how a metabolic process called diet-induced thermogenesis helps prevent extra calories from turning into extra pounds. BusinessWeek, Reuters Health newswire, United Press International newswire, WBZ, 1030 AM and other national and international media outlets ran stories about the study.