Recent Media Coverage
Selected News Clips
May 2013
ABCNews.com - May 28, 2013
Last Living Man Born in 19th Century Likely Has Genes to Thank
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NPR's On Point - May 23, 2013
Food Stamps: Fighting Hunger Or Draining Resources?
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WHDH TV 7 - May 16, 2013
Living Healthy: Music Therapy Helps Patients at BMC
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Boston.com - May 15, 2013
BMC Surgeon Named President of American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
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WBUR's CommonHealth - May 7, 2013
Treating The Intellectually Disabled
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Boston Globe - May 6, 2013
Caregivers taking on more complex medical tasks
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Magic 106.7 FM - May 5, 2013
Exceptional Women - Tracey Dechert, MD
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Boston Globe - May 5, 2013
Drills helped Boston Medical Center rise to occasion
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Boston Globe - May 5, 2013
After bombings, hospitals turn to healing their own
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NPR's "Morning Edition" - May 2, 2013
Recovery Begins for Mother, Daughter Injured in Boston
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WBUR's CommonHealth - May 1, 2013
Could Talking with Virtual ‘Gabby’ Help Prep You for Pregnancy?
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April 2013
USA Today - April 30, 2013
Chesney Starts Fund to Help Boston Bombing Victims
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WBUR - April 27, 2013
‘Citizen Artists’ Soothe Injured And Staff At Boston Medical Center
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CNN - April 24, 2013
Boston Amputee Victims Urged to 'Slay the Monster' with Recovery
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MetroWest Daily News - April 23, 2013
Youth Violence: What Parents Can Do
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Wall Street Journal - April 23, 2013
Bomb Victims Make Recovery Progress
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USA Today - April 22, 2013
Rehabilitation ahead for bombing victims
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Wall Street Journal - April 17, 2013
Doctors Work Quickly to Save Lives, Limbs
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Wall Street Journal - April 17, 2013
Injuries Resemble Traumas of War
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WBUR "Here & Now" - April 16, 2013
ER Doctor Describes Bombing Aftermath
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NPR - April 16, 2013
Doctors Remove Nail Fragments, Pellets from Boston Victims
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New York Times - April 16, 2013
Doctors Saved Lives, if Not Legs, in Boston
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Boston.com - April 10, 2013
BMC names West Roxbury Resident Chief of Pediatrics
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Association of Health Care Journalists - April 9, 2013
Quality of Life, Mental Health among Issues Facing Senior Health Care
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Boston Magazine - April 3, 2013
Forget What You Heard: Experts Say Artificial Sweeteners are Safe
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March 2013
WHDH-TV 7 - March 29, 2013
Living Healthy: BMC Offering 'Pregnancy Centering Program' for Moms-to-Be
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WFXT - Fox 25 - March 22, 2013 
Spring Season Impacting Mood Disorders
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Boston.com's Daily Dose - March 21, 203
Pediatricians’ Group Comes Out in Support of Gay Marriage and Adoptions by Homosexual Single Parents
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Boston Herald - March 18, 2013
BMC clinic treats tot’s growing pains
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Huffington Post - March 5, 2013
Silent Victims: An Epidemic of Traumatized Children
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Massachusetts Medical Society Blog - March 1, 2013
March Physician Focus: Youth Violence and Child Abuse
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February 2013
WBZ 1030 AM Radio - Feb. 22, 2013
Brain Injury: My Road to Recovery – Raising Awareness
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Huffington Post - Feb. 20, 2013
The Uncertain Future of Safety Net Hospitals
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NAPH - Safety Net Matters - Feb. 19, 2013
Protecting Children from Gun Violence – Part Two, Mental Health
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WBZ 1030 AM Radio - Feb. 19, 2013
Brain Injury: My Road to Recovery – Humbling Therapy Sessions
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Boston Herald - Feb. 18, 2013
Run BMC
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WBZ 1030 AM Radio - Feb. 18, 2013
Brain Injury: My Road to Recovery – ‘Time is of the Essence’
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NAPH - Safety Net Matters - Feb. 14, 2013
Protecting Children from Gun Violence – Part One, Research and Responsibilities
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Arizona Star - Feb. 12, 2013
Unlike Benedict, Many Aging Leaders Keep Working
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Time Health & Family - Feb. 5, 2013
Wider Use of Antidote Could Lower Overdose Deaths by Nearly 50%
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January 2013
WHDH TV 7 - Jan. 31, 2013
Living Healthy: 'Healing Paws' Program at BMC Cheers Patients
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Boston Herald - Jan. 23, 2013
Head trauma is top fatality in child abuse
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NECN - Jan. 20, 2013
Latest Flu Facts
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WBUR CommonHealth blog - Jan. 16, 2013
Boston Medical Center Trauma Docs Speak Out on Gun Control
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Boston.com's Daily Dose - Jan. 10, 2013
Health Answers: Can the Flu Vaccine Make You Feel Sick?
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New York Times - Jan. 7, 2013
Keeping Guns Away From Children
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WHDH TV 7 - Jan. 3, 2013
Living Healthy: New Hearing Device Gives Renewed Hope
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WBUR's CommonHealth blog - Jan. 3, 2014
Citing Shifting Landscape, Medicaid Insurer Jumps Into Commercial Market
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WHDH TV 7- Jan. 4, 2013
Living Healthy: New Hearing Device Gives Renewed Hope
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Bloomberg - Jan. 1, 2013
Oldest Man Turning 115 Can Thank Lottery Win-Like Genes
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December 2012
WBUR Radio Boston - Dec. 20, 2012
A Pediatrician’s Advice on Gun Safety at Home
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Boston.com - Dec. 18, 2012
Back Bay Resident Honored with 'Physician Excellence' Award
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NPR Shots blog - Dec. 17, 2012
Lead Poisoning Cases Offer New Reminder About Hazards Of Ancient Remedies
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Boston.com's Daily Dose - Dec. 12, 2012
Advances in Implantable Devices for Hearing Loss
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Boston.com - Dec. 10, 2012
Boston Medical Center Launches Dog Visiting Program for Patients
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BU Today - Dec. 4, 2012
House Calls and a Higher Purpose
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Good Morning America - Dec. 3, 2012
Does Lipstick Contain Lead?
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Boston Globe - Dec. 3, 2012
Does an Enlarged Prostate Require Treatment?
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November 2012
Boston.com - Nov. 28, 2012
Boston Medical Center Scores an 'A' in Patient Safety
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WBZ TV 4 - Nov. 28, 2012
New Device Could Help Millions of People with Hearing Loss in One Ear
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Boston Magazine - Nov. 27, 2012
Using Teeth to Treat Hearing Loss
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BU Today - Nov. 28, 2012
The Cure for Obesity: Fat?
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Washington Post - Nov. 26, 2012
Should Doctors Be Able to Ask Their Patients about Guns in the Home?
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Boston.com's White Coat Notes - Nov. 19, 2012
Boston Medical Center’s Pantry-by-Prescription Program Recognized with National Award
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New York Times - Nov. 19, 2012
Muscular Body Image Lures Boys into Gym, and Obsession
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Boston.com's White Coat Notes - Nov. 12, 2012
State Names Six Organizations to Oversee Health Care for Neediest Adults
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Cape Cod Times - Nov. 8, 2012
Health: New Tiny Device for Single-Sided Deafness
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October 2012
South End News - Oct. 24, 2012
Performance Art vs. Science: starting solids in babies
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Boston Magazine’s Hub Health blog - Oct. 23, 2012
How One Boston Medical Center Program Saves Lives and Money
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Boston.com’s White Coat Notes blog - Oct. 22, 2012
Dr. Barry Zuckerman says medical-legal partnerships a key to meeting patient needs
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Boston.com - Oct. 20, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Advanced Directives
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Reuters - Oct. 18, 2012
Pediatricians Call for Strict Gun Laws to Protect Kids
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American Medical News - Oct. 15, 2012
Recognizing the Alcoholic Patient
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Boston.com's Green Blog - Oct. 13, 2012
An Infusion of Nature into the Urban Landscape
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Boston Business Journal - Oct. 12, 2012
BMC Takes Measures against Post-Op Pneumonia
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WCVB-TV Chronicle - Oct. 10, 2012
Everything Under 500 Calories
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WCVB-TV Chronicle - Oct. 10, 2012
No Tests on Added Chemicals
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UPI - Oct. 10, 2012
Patient Navigation Gets Quicker Diagnosis
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Boston Globe - Oct. 8, 2012
Hospitals Trying to Halt Rise in C-Sections
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September 2012
WHDH TV - Ch. 7 - Sept. 28, 2012
7News Health and Fitness Expo 2013
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Boston Business Journal - Sept. 28, 2012
BMC’s Dr. James Takes Aim against Violence
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Boston.com - Sept. 27, 2012
South End Artist Heads Collaborative Embroidery Project by Cancer Survivors
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South End News - Sept. 26, 2012
Do You Clean Your Kid’s Ear Sax...or Not?
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Boston Magazine - Sept. 25, 2012
The Truth about Fasting
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HealthDay News - Sept. 24, 2012
Doctors Should Screen Adults for Alcohol Misuse, U.S. Panel Says
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Health Magazine - Sept. 20, 2012
Poorer Patients Find Thyroid Cancer at Later Stage: Study
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Boston Globe - Sept. 11, 2012
Health Center is a Booster Shot for Mattapan
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Boston Globe - Sept. 11, 2012
Jerod Mayo, Patriots On a Roll at Mayo Bowl
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Dr. Oz - Sept. 10, 2012
Green Coffee Bean Extract: The Fat Burner That Works!
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Daily Beast – Sept. 2, 2012
Medical Consensus or Child Abuse? Moms on Methadone Caught in the Middle
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Bostonia – Sept. 1, 2012
Surgical Oncologist Maureen Kavanah Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
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August 2012
Becker’s Hospital Review - Aug. 27, 2012
100 Hospitals With Great Women's Health Programs
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Boston Herald - Aug. 26, 2012
Practice is BMC’s Best Medicine
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Boston Business Journal - Aug. 24, 2012
Meet the 2012 Champions in Health Care Honorees
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Boston Globe - Aug. 23, 2012
Dr. Brian Jack Named Chief of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center
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Boston.com - Aug. 23, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Back Pain Relief
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CBS Radio Boston - Aug. 17, 2012
Local Doctor on Obesity Crisis
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Boston.com - Aug. 15, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Prostate Cancer Part 2
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South End News - Aug. 15, 2012
A Cold in Your Node?
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Boston.com - Aug. 12, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Prostate Cancer Part I
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Boston Globe - Aug. 12, 2012
Community Health Workers Help HIV Patient Change Attitude, Life
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Pediatric News - Aug. 9, 2012
New Paradigms in HIV Prevention
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Boston.com - Aug. 7, 2012
Be Well, Boston: How Does Inactivity Affect our Lives?
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BBC News Magazine - Aug. 7, 2012
Formula V Breastfeeding: Should the State Step In?
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Boston Globe - Aug. 6, 2012
What is a Hernia, and What Causes It?
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Boston Herald - Aug. 3, 2012
Gillette Puts More Greens on Team
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Boston Globe's White Coat Notes blog - Aug. 2, 2012
Boston Children’s Hospital Lead-Poisoning Mystery Prompts Federal Warning about Folk Remedies
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PBS Frontline - Aug. 1, 2012
“It’s a Part of Me”: Meet the Young People Born with HIV
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July 2012
Boston Globe - July 23, 2012
Reconsidering the PSA Test
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WGBH - July 18, 2012
Boston Medical Center's House Calls
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New England Cable News - July 17, 2012
Boston Doctor, Mayor Menino Warn of Extreme Heat, Poor Air Quality
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Boston.com Daily Dose blog - July 12, 2012
All Massachusetts Maternity Hospitals Now Ban Infant Formula Gift Bags
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South End News - July 11, 2012
Better Than Pee
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New York Times Well blog - July 9, 2012
Relief for Joints Besieged by Arthritis
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WBUR CommonHealth blog - July 5, 2012
Dealing with Suffering Patients and the New Painkiller Rules
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United Press International - July 2, 2012
Childhood Abuse May Contribute to Obesity
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Boston.com Daily Dose blog - July 2, 2012
New Olympic Testosterone-Testing Rules for Female Athletes Spark Debate
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Boston.com Daily Dose blog - July 2, 2012
Think Diet and Exercise, Not Pills, to Shed those Extra 10 Pounds
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Boston Globe - July 2, 2012
Can House Calls Cut Health Costs?
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Boston.com - July 2, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Chemotherapy's Risks versus Rewards
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June 2012
AMN Healthcare - June 26, 2012
Hospital Food Pantries Offer a Prescription for Health
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Boston.com Daily Dose blog - June 25, 2012
Obese Patients Should be Referred for Counseling but Not Prescribed Weight-Loss Drugs, Panel Says
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Boston.com - June 25, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Link between Obesity and Soft Drinks
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Boston Globe Magazine - June 24, 2012
Bryan Finocchio Talks about Open HeARTS
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Press of Atlantic City - June 17, 2012
Doctors specializing in geriatrics can’t keep pace with aging population in South Jersey or U.S.
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Kaiser Health News - June 18, 2012
College Students Bridge Chasm Between Medical Care And Poverty
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May 2012
South End News - May 31, 2012
Cooling Off Cases of Sunburn
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CBS News - May 30, 2012
Researchers Discover Optimism May Lead to Longevity
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Wall Street Journal - May 25, 2012
New Surgery Tries a Device to Treat Stubborn Heartburn
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Reuters - May 25, 2012
Interpreters May Help Shorten Hospital Stays
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Boston.com - May 25, 2012
Be Well, Boston: The Benefits of Breast Feeding
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Philadelphia Inquirer - May 24, 2012
A Healthy Partnership When Traditional Medicine Can't Do it All
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Boston Globe - May 23, 2012
Funding for State ‘Safety Net’ Hospitals Approved
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Boston.com - May 23, 2012
Be Well, Boston: How Safe are Diet Pills?
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Boston Globe - May 20, 2012
Keep Brain and Body Active to Age Well
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Boston.com - May 17, 2012
East Boston baseball squad strikes out colon cancer for fourth straight year
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Boston Globe - May 14, 2012
When Does a Person Need to See a Geriatrician?
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Boston Herald - May 14, 2012
‘BMC Saved Our Lives’
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Fox 25 Morning News - May 9, 2012
Robotic Surgery: Groundbreaking Procedure Treats Tumors of the Throat
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Modern Healthcare - May 7, 2012
Role Models
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Boston.com – May 7, 2012
Be Well, Boston: How Much of a Threat is Lyme Disease?
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April 2012
Boston Globe – April 27, 2012
BMC Will Put House Calls to the Test
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Huffington Post – April 26, 2012
'Care in Your Heart': Homeless Health Care Costs Prompt Experiments on the Margins
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South End News – April 26, 2012
Kiddie Migraines: A Headache in Your Stomach?
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Time Magazine – April 26, 2012
Drug Addiction, ‘Personhood’ and the War on Women
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New York Times – April 25, 2012
The Criminalization of Bad Mothers
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Boston.com – April 23, 2012
Be Well, Boston: The Dangers of Unnecessary Medical Exams and Tests
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Huffington Post – April 20, 2012
Daily Chores And Exercise Could Help Ward Off Alzheimer's, Study Suggests
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NECN - April 19, 2012
Understanding the Risk of Running in the Heat
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Boston.com - April 17, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Is autism becoming more common?
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Boston Globe - April 9, 2012
What Should You Do if You Get Poison Ivy?
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Boston.com White Coat Notes blog - April 5, 2012
Boston Scientists Grow Lung Tissue from Cystic Fibrosis Patients’ Skin Cells
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Boston Globe - April 3, 2012
Survey Says Mass. Suburbs, Islands Home to Healthiest
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Boston Globe - April 1, 2012
Patients Risk Addiction Relapse with Closure of Doctors’ Clinics
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March 2012
Boston Globe - March 30, 2012
Ruling May Spur Foes to Challenge Mass. Health Law
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NBCNews.com - March 26, 2012
Pharmacies deter teens from Plan B, study shows
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Huffington Post - March 16, 2012
Giselle McDonald, 74 And Homeless, Denied Chemo Because She Lives In Her Car
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Boston.com - March 16, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Levels of Trans Fats are Dropping
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Dorchester Reporter - March 15, 2012
Trauma Team Helps Victims of Violence at Boston Medical Center
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WCVB TV 5 - March 15, 2012
Robotic Surgery Aids Teen's Throat Cancer Fight
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WGBH's Callie Crossley Show - March 13, 2012
The New Age of Old Age
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Boston.com White Coat Notes blog - March 9, 2012
Photos from the Front Lines of Hunger Displayed at State House to Spur Action
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Huffington Post - March 8, 2012
Imaging Tests for Breast Pain Don't Have Significant Benefit, Study Shows
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New York Times
Needed: Health Professionals to Treat the Aging
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WBUR - March 7, 2012
Boston Homeless Program Plays Behind-the-Scenes Role in New De Niro Movie
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WBUR CommonHealth blog - March 6, 2012
Your Brain On Yoga: Practice May Be Effective Treatment For Stress Disorders, Study Finds
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CNN "Sanjay Gupta, MD" - March 5, 2012
Checking Up on "RomneyCare"
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Boston.com - March 4, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Antibiotics and Sinus Infections
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February 2012
Boston Globe - Feb. 24, 2012
Courting New Togetherness
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Huffington Post - Feb. 17, 2012
Robert De Niro Film, 'Being Flynn,' to Benefit Elderly Homeless
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Boston.com Daily Dose blog - Feb. 17, 2012
3 Predictors of Future Memory Loss: Do You Have Any of Them?
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South End News - Feb. 16, 2012
DeNiro Film Supports Homeless Elders
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Boston.com - Feb. 13, 2012
Be Well, Boston: Can You Die of a Broken Heart?
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BU Today - Feb. 6, 2012
Teaching Doctors How to Close Life’s Last Door
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January 2012
WBUR CommonHealth blog - Jan. 31, 2012
What to do for Oxygen-Deprived Newborns? Cool Them Down.
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ABCNews.com - Jan. 24, 2012
Poor Teens Lack Access to Emergency Contraception
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Boston Globe - Jan. 16, 2012
The doctor prescribes clean air
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United Press International - Jan. 12, 2012
Salt, hypertension link clarified
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Boston.com - Jan. 12, 2012
East Boston family donates $2,000 to Boston Medical Center
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Boston.com White Coat Notes blog- Jan. 10, 2012
11 local health professionals named ‘innovation advisors’
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Boston.com White Coat Notes blog - Jan. 9, 2012
Patrick administration names health quality committee
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Boston.com - Jan. 4, 2012
Be Well, Boston: New Year's Resolutions
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Associated Press - Jan. 2, 2012
Debate Over Who Needs A Thyroid Check In Pregnancy
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December 2011
Boston Herald - Dec. 26, 2011
Elderly housing program faces struggles
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WBUR CommonHealth blog - Dec. 19, 2011
Plan B: Pharmacies Say ‘No’ To Teen Girls Even When Law Says Yes
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WBUR CommonHealth blog - Dec. 15, 2011
Two leading pediatricians: For children’s sake, tax soda
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Reuters - Dec. 8, 2011
Dating violence common among teens in the ER: study
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NPR's Morning Edition - Dec. 8, 2011
Women's groups outraged by ruling on morning-after pill
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Boston Magazine - Dec. 2011
14 Medical Breakthroughs
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November 2011
South End News - Nov. 30, 2011
Fighting pediatric HIV/AIDS
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Boston Herald - Nov. 29, 2011
Boston Medical Center hands out ‘prescription’ for proper meals
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Huffington Post - Nov. 23, 2011
6 reasons your family is good for your health
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USA Today - Nov. 21, 2011
Want to beat that record-setting age?
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WBUR CommonHealth Blog - Nov. 18, 2011
Boston Medical Center jumps into commercial health insurance market
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South End News - Nov. 16, 2011
Ten years of (food) service
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Washington Post - Nov. 10, 2011
How adults justify not reporting child abuse
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Boston Business Journal - Nov. 8, 2011
Boston Medical doc tackles mobile app problems with startup
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October 2011
WCVB-TV's Chronicle - Oct. 28, 2011
Hunger
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Boston Business Journal - Oct. 21, 2011
Boston Medical Center CEO brings her love for urban health care to the table
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Boston.com - Oct. 10, 2011
Hunger on Main Street and even Sesame Street
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September 2011
Wall Street Journal Health blog - Sept. 26, 2011
Fewer Hospitals Sending Formula Samples Home With New Parents
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CNN American Morning - Sept. 23, 2011
Childhood malnutrition has long lasting effects
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Boston Herald - Sept. 16, 2011
Hospital, alternative medicine strike a balance with service
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WBUR FM 90.9 - Sept. 1, 2011
Vacuums and heat aid: health care’s definition stretched
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