Taking Aim at Stigma
A Brigham team is raising awareness about anti-fat bias in society and promoting a weight-inclusive approach to care.
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Fall 2024
3 Healthy Eating Plans
Scientific studies show three dietary patterns are most effective in decreasing the risk of chronic conditions.
Removing Barriers to Research
Clinical trial experts at the Brigham are working to make research more accessible and equitable for all patients.
Is Measles Making a Comeback?
More than 20 years after measles was declared eradicated in the U.S., outbreaks are on the rise.
Hands-On Nutrition Guidance
A community nutritionist helps patients make informed decisions while grocery shopping.
A Life-Changing Experience
How one patient overcame years of weight struggles with support from the Brigham’s Center for Weight Management and Wellness.
Nutrition Hype: Reading Between the Lines
Deirdre Tobias, ScD, discusses the impact of misleading diet advice in the media and online.
Summer 2023
Bringing Sex and Gender Into Medical School Teaching
Clinician-scientists are launching new opportunities for medical school students to learn about sex- and gender-informed medicine.
An Enduring Bold Vision
The Brigham has an enduring legacy of high-quality reproductive care, education, training, and research.
When Medicine Is Marginalized
Louise Perkins King, MD, JD, reflects on why broad abortion conversations often exclude the perspectives of clinicians and patients.
Different States, Different Standards of Care
How geography is dictating the types of care services available to physicians and pregnant patients.
Breakthroughs for Women With Heart Disease
Research is leading to therapies for cardiovascular conditions most likely to affect women.
Letting the Evidence Speak
Research in the Center for Transgender Health encompasses every aspect of gender-affirming medicine.
From Rare to Routine
A movement is underway to help trans and gender diverse patients access care more comfortably and conveniently.
Winter 2022
Bad Ideas from Great Minds
Historically revered thinkers spread false claims that racial differences reflect different biology, genetics, and even character.
How Bias Persists
Racially biased findings have permeated clinical research, even in recent decades.
Making Connections in the Community
A Brigham-run wellness center has become a platform for health education and community empowerment.
Kidneys 101
Breaking down kidney function from creatinine levels to glomerular filtration rate.
Creating Safe Spaces for Youth
In the Racial Reconciliation and Healing Project, local teens explore the health and social impacts of racism.
Equity in Motion at the Mobile Clinic
Brookside Community Health Center became a trusted neighborhood hub during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legacy of Separate and Unequal Education
How historic inequities have hindered medical education access for underrepresented students.
Strengthening Opportunities in the Brigham Workforce
Multiple efforts are underway to increase professional opportunities inside and outside the hospital’s walls.
A Historic Leap in Diversity
Changes in recruiting practices lead to the Brigham’s most diverse class of internal medicine residents.
Developing Leaders in Health Equity
Today’s emerging physicians are passionately pursuing health equity in their careers.
Winter 2021
Top 5 Habits to Prevent Chronic Disease—and Live Longer
Three decades of data suggests following four or five healthy habits is linked to nearly 10 more years free of chronic disease.
Focusing on Disparities
Ensuring diversity in COVID-19 vaccine trials means engaging people where they live, work, and socialize, and giving back to the community.
Infectious Diseases, Explained
A closer look at infectious diseases and how medicines tackle them.
SIFTing for Facts in an Infodemic
Misinformation can be powerful and destructive, but simple tools can help people separate fact from fiction.
Screening Is Believing
Imaging can help patients understand their risk for developing plaque in their arteries, which contributes to heart disease.
Skipping a Beat
While the hospital braced for surges in COVID-19 cases, fewer people sought emergency treatment for heart attacks and strokes.
Tips for Setting Goals During the Pandemic
Modest weight loss can improve insulin resistance and inflammation and strengthen the body’s defenses against COVID-19.
Fall 2019
Building a ‘More Humane’ ED
Expanding the Brigham’s Emergency Department will provide safer and more private care for patients in crisis.
Sounding the Alarm on Burnout
Leaders at the Brigham are taking a significant stand against burnout, starting at home.
From Hospitalization to Imprisonment
Since the '50s, closures of state-run psychiatric hospitals helped fuel a new crisis: mass incarceration.
Searching for Causes and New Treatments
Researchers at the Brigham are exploring cognition as a marker to improve treatment for mental illnesses.
Confronting the Mental Health Toll of Cancer
Group therapy boosts quality of life for people living with chronic or life-threatening diseases.
Winter 2019
Discovering Causes of Hearing Loss
After their infant son lost hearing, medical researchers Sharon and Gary Curhan were determined to improve care for hearing disorders.
Bringing Evidence to Prescribing Conversations
These Brigham-based health educators cross the country to help physicians make better prescribing choices.
Summer 2018
Printing Artificial Tissues and Organs
The lab of Yu Shrike Zhang, PhD, is developing organs-on-a-chip systems to model human organs at the microscale and test new drugs.
Repairing Cartilage Damage More Quickly
Shuichi Mizuno, PhD, created a new technology to rapidly grow new cartilage cells for people with joint damage.
Creating a Simple At-Home Test for Male Fertility
Bioengineers including Hadi Shafiee, PhD, developed a smartphone-based screening for male fertility.
Building Better Apps for Better Care
The Brigham iHub is helping researchers design promising new digital health tools.
Summer 2017
A new frontier for immunotherapies
Cynthia Lemere, PhD, is investigating whether Alzheimer’s disease can be prevented, delayed, or slowed by immunotherapy.
The Rise of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Go inside the Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases to see how its leaders are tackling inflammation underlying many diseases.