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BOSTON – Chronic back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. In the United States, patients spend up to $300 billion each year to treat the condition, according to a 2012 study published ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Since last fall, when the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology lowered the ...

Ultrasounds are a regular part of prenatal medical care for most pregnant women, and also provide parents with their first glimpses of their developing baby. Although these photographs make for nice ...

Boston – University students are uniquely vulnerable to stress, both psychological and physiological. In addition to academic and financial demands, pursuing higher education often means leaving home ...

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Boston – Affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, gout is characterized by a sudden onset of pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints and caused by the formation of urate crystal ...

BOSTON – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has been named by U.S. News & World Report a 2025-2026 Best Hospital. BIDMC was ranked among the top 50 hospitals nationwide in nine adult ...

Your body weight set point is the number on the scale your weight normally hovers around, give or take a few pounds. Your heredity and your environment-starting back at the moment of your ...

BOSTON – The cost of cancer care in United States was an estimated $183 billion in 2015 and is projected to rise by 30 percent by 2030, according to the American Cancer Society. While private and ...

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 – With the recent completion of a multi-agency, state and city regulatory process, the clinical collaboration among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ...