“They feel like they’ve been knocked down so many times they don’t have the energy to get back up & engage in life,” - BMC
#psychiatrist
, Dr. Lovern Moseley captures what people are experiencing when stuck in between grief & joy, via
@BostonGlobe
:
“Los
#Latinos
hemos soportado mucho en esta
#pandemia
. Merecemos algo mejor, y tenemos que salir juntos de todo esto. La única manera de salir es con la
#vacuna
.” - Dra. Alejandra Alvarez
Tienes preguntas sobre la vacuna?:
#trustthefacts
#getthevax
“There's a balance between making sure that we take care of people as comprehensively as we can, but as expertly as we can.” Congrats to
@KateWalshCEO
for being the 2020 winner of the
@BosBizJournal
's Lewis Family Foundation CEO Social Leadership Award! 🎉
“Overdose numbers are an unfortunate wake-up call that we're quickly losing ground on & we need to pivot”- BMC's Grayken Center for Addiction medical director
@mkomaromyMD
highlights the worsening
#opioid
epidemic in wake of
#COVID
w/
@BostonHerald
:
"I felt like the one thing that I could do to contribute to us getting back to thriving is the
#vaccine
,"-
@TJamesMD
, BMC's VP of Mission and Associate Chief Medical Officer, shares her
#COVID19
vaccine story.
Want to learn more about the vaccine? Visit
Breakthrough deaths & hospitalizations accounted for 0.003% & 0.01% of the 4.5M fully vaccinated people in MA, supporting the notion of
#vaccination
for protection against
#COVID19
.
More with BMC's Dr. Davidson Hamer via
@BostonGlobe
:
“With social isolation, there’s increased risk of things like depression, anxiety,” - BMC's
#geriatrics
experts,
@RlauNgMD
&
@LisaCarusoMD
share the impact that COVID-19 has had on the mental & physical health of people living in
#longtermcare
, via
@WBUR
:
BMC's Dr. Shakeela Faulkner shares research findings on issues within race adjustments in the VBAC calculator and
#healthdisparities
, showing that Black & Hispanic women are more likely to be nudged toward C-sections than white women, via
@ConsumerReports
:
“If our communities are gonna get safer, if we’re gonna get back to any sense of normalcy, many of us are going to have to take this
#vaccine
.” - Rev. Art Gordon, Senior Pastor at St. John Missionary Baptist Church & one of our
#COVID19
vaccine champions:
"We are slowly getting to the new
#normal
, but it's going to take time for all of us to feel comfortable in deciding what feels right to us," - BMC's
#infectiousdiseases
experts,
@Assoumou_MD
&
@JaBarocas
join
@WBUR
to weigh in on the opening of Mass.:
Looking at the impact of natural
#immunity
&
#vaccine
coverage, BMC's infectious diseases & global health expert, Dr. David Hamer shares why he is cautiously optimistic over what he is seeing out of Europe, via
@BostonGlobe
:
#College
-age people are dealing with social, emotional, financial, & physical impacts of the
#pandemic
. BMC psychiatrist
@mDurhamMD
shares how added stressors can drive young adults to experience greater anxiety, depression, & suicidal thoughts, via
@WCVB
:
"What we really want is to be able to see our families, for our patients to see their grandkids, & getting the vaccine💉 is the way to do it,"- Dr.
@DayDHollis
,
@BUgeriatrics
chief, on why it's safe for geriatric patients to get the
#vaccine
:
#GetTheVax
"Children are not getting sick as much as adults, but they can end up shedding a lot of virus & some are getting ill, especially if there's underlying disease 🦠," BMC's Dr. David Hamer weighs in on vaccines 💉 for children, via
@NBC10Boston
:
"I think more than anything, I'm looking forward to being comfortable around people; seeing the crowd, seeing the fans,"-
@TedyBruschi
, former
@Patriots
player, & one of our
#COVID19
#vaccine
💉 champions, on why he got vaccinated.
Vaccine question? Visit
#COVID
-19 mitigation efforts were associated with a dramatic decrease 📉 in rates of common
#respiratory
viral infections, based on research led by BMC's infectious diseases expert,
@Pranay_MD
, via
@EndoAdvisor
:
BMC's infectious diseases expert,
@BenjaminLinas
joins
@WBUR
to answer questions related to the new
#Delta
variant of
#COVID
, the vaccination rate, & continuing to stay safe in the "new normal":
"With high levels of community transmission, it is best to wear a mask when spending time indoors 🏠 in public places regardless of
#vaccination
status," - BMC's
@Assoumou_MD
shares 3 suggestions for preventing the spread of
#COVID19
, via
@eatthisnotthat
:
"This is the golden 🌟 opportunity to go back to our normal lives," - BMC
#internalmedicine
resident, Dr. Ihsan Kaadan, shares why you should get the
#COVID19
vaccine.
Have a
#vaccine
💉 question? Visit
"The higher the humidity, the lower temperatures you need for extreme heat," BMC's emergency medicine expert, Dr. Judy Linden weighs in on how
#heatwaves
can affect a person's health, & how to avoid the impacts 🌡️ , via
@CNN
:
As a trial site for the
#COVID19Vaccine
trial for children, BMC's pediatric
#infectiousdiseases
expert, Dr. Elizabeth Barnett, weighs in on the latest approval updates, including that it is safe in children ages 5 to 11 at the lower dose, via
@BostonGlobe
:
"If people were to have any symptoms, those side effects are seen within those two months - so far, we haven’t seen anything that’s concerning"- BMC's
@Assoumou_MD
joins
@NBCBoston
to reassure parents following the FDA approval of a vaccine for adolescents:
We are
#BMCProud
to be listed as Boston's Most Viral Moment 2021 🎉 by
@BostonMag
for the joyous moment that had employees busting a move 🕺 - the first arrival of the
#COVID19
vaccine in Boston & a sign of hope:
BMC is using
#solarenergy
to meet energy needs by buying electricity💡 from solar farms, saving $25M as a result. This is just one way medical institutions are looking to reduce the environmental footprint of healthcare & focus on
#climatehealth
, via
@BBC
:
Join us in congratulating Bishop John M. Borders III of Mattapan's
@Msbcbos
for being named Boston's Best
#Faith
Leader 2021 by
@BostonMag
. Read more on the partnerships with BMC & MCHS that helped turn his place of worship ⛪ into a
#vaccination
site:
BMC
#pediatricians
, Dr. Barry Zuckerman & Dr. Cyndie Hatcher offer advice for being a stable, steady, & resilient parent during this next wave of the
#pandemic
– even when you’re not feeling up to it, via
@BostonGlobe
:
The Pfizer-BioNTech
#COVID19
#vaccine
is officially
@FDA
approved for people ages 16 and older.
BMC's infectious diseases expert, Dr. David Hamer shares his thoughts about this milestone via
@WBUR
:
“Having all the worries about the pandemic and then to ball all of that up and add a layer of back-to-school anxiety, it can be a lot to handle,"- BMC's
@DrChrissyCrawf
spoke w/
@Boston25
about the
#mentalhealth
impacts of
#COVID19
on children:
BMC's Dr. Niya Noel highlights low-dose
#aspirin
as one effort BMC has been working on to redress the racial inequity in
#pregnancy
🍼 risks, such as
#preeclampsia
, preterm birth, and intrauterine growth restriction, through prenatal care:
Following the past year of uncertainty & changes to schooling, children are experiencing more anxiety, especially as they plan to head back into the classroom. BMC psychiatrist,
@MDurhamMD
joins
@WBUR
to share advice for parents:
“In a way, this tax policy is a feminist policy by supporting parents with children and knowing there are a lot of single mothers, it is helping boost the economic status of those single women,” - BMC's
@DrLucyMarcil
on the
#childtaxcredit
, via
@Jezebel
:
BMC's family medicine expert,
@Doc_KGB
responds to concerns of another surge this Fall, emphasizing vaccines for preventing more serious outcomes, especially when
#COVID
is here to stay. More via
@NBC10Boston
:
“The hotel-based strategy was likely successful for these populations because it met their needs beyond isolation & quarantine,” - BMC's
@JaBarocas
highlights work done to protect individuals facing homelessness from
#COVID
@LATimes
:
BMC's
#OBGYN
chief, Dr. Aviva Lee-Parritz joins
@WBUR
to weigh in on the lower
#birthrate
following
#COVID19
, highlighting that fewer babies is the latest way COVID-19 is impacting
#lowincome
patients, some of whom have lost jobs, housing or loved ones:
"We knew the food would impact the patients that need it. Food insecurity is such a huge problem [and we want] to inspire them to grow on their own." -
@davemaffeo
We're
#BMCProud
to have our Rooftop Farm be recognized by
@WhiteHouse
.
More on
@wbz
:
Checking in from BMC's MICU 🏩
Please join us in thanking these incredible
#nurses
and all of our providers 💙for the work they do to keep our patients safe during this challenging time.
#COVID19
“We make sure that people get the treatments they need, and a lot of people need treatment for
#ADHD
,” - BMC's addiction specialist,
@DrScottHadland
on new study of
#stimulant
prescriptions 💊 in Mass, via
@WBUR
:
"Who is getting tested, who’s getting diagnosed, & who is getting
#longCovid
in terms of racial & ethnic breakdown,” -BMC's
@assoumou_MD
joins
@STAT
to discuss the likelihood of long COVID disproportionately affecting POC & ways to improve patient health:
"You can walk out of your door, out of your classroom & walk into a facility & get a vaccine where you feel comfortable," - BMC's
@PetrinaCherry01
shares the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in partnership w/
@BostonArtsAcad
, via
@WCVB
:
“Part of the reason why we have a phone mechanism was that we needed to have different channels to allow people to get appointments,” - BMC's CCO,
@AlastairGBell
joins
@BosBizJournal
to discuss vaccine appointments & the need for proper access:
“What we really are hoping for & what we want out of these vaccines is that we keep people out of the hospital and we keep people from dying,” - BMC's infectious diseases expert,
@JaBarocas
weighs in on the introduction of a new
#vaccine
, via
@IBTimes
:
"In
#Massachusetts
, the
#Delta
variant has been 'steadily rising' since it was first clearly found in the state during the second week of April," - BMC's Dr. David Hamer &
@doc_KGB
weigh in on the impact the new variant could have, via
@NBCBoston
:
BMC's
@Assoumou_MD
joins
@Boston25
following reports of
#myocarditis
in young adults after being
#vaccinated
to ease concerns over the risk, explain how it is being monitored & highlight the benefits of vaccination:
After 14 months of isolation and constant reminders to wash our hands, wear our masks 😷, and practice social distancing, BMC's
@jabarocas
shares advice on how to find incremental ways of phasing back into society, w/
@nytimes
:
“Our study provides important information that can be used to address these variabilities in order to create a better, more reliable test,”-
@BU_BMC_Renal
chief
@waikarss
highlights the need for more consistency in testing for
#kidney
diseases via
@healio
:
.
@WonMLeeMD
, BMC's Home Care Program director & geriatrics expert and patient Almeta worked together to overcome
#vaccine
💉 misinformation & ultimately got Almeta vaccinated at home. Read more via
@NYTimes
:
BMC's chief of ambulatory
#pediatrics
, Dr. Eileen Costello joins
@NYTimes
writer
@PerriKlass
to highlight the delays in identifying
#autism
spectrum disorder in young children while isolated & not surrounded by other children during the pandemic:
BMC Special Pathogens Unit's
@BhadeliaMD
weighs in on the latest conversations surrounding the
#vaccine
, which has "gone through such revolutionary, scientific evaluation — with the bedrock in very good clinical trial data," via
@BostonGlobe
:
“As Latinos you have the responsibility to educate yourself so if you have any questions, talk to your doctor and go to reputable science-based sites.” - BMC's Glory Ruiz tells us her COVID-19 vaccine story. Have questions about the vaccine? Visit .
"That is going to be our job, to answer all questions that parents have, and show them that we didn't take any shortcuts," -BMC's
@AssoumouMD
weighs in on the recent decision to expand
#vaccination
access to 12 - 15 year olds via
@NBCBoston
:
"We don't live in a bubble - none of us are safe until all of us are safe - we need to work hard in the U.S. to make sure everyone has access to vaccines," - BMC's
@Assoumou_MD
joins
@WGBH
on masks, the
#Delta
variant & getting
#vaccinated
:
BMC's SVP of facilities & support services, Bob Biggio joins
@NYTimes
to highlight the impact that
#climatechange
can have on hospital systems, & the ways that BMC is reducing it's
#carbonfootprint
, increasing efficiency, & reducing waste:
"In the face of the new, more contagious
#coronavirus
strain, it’s important to get people to reduce their risk,"- BMC's
@JaBarocas
joins
@WGBH
, weighing in on new strains of the virus, & the importance of staying diligent with protective measures:
“We know that this particular time is a critical time where cases tend to go up," BMC's
@Assoumou_MD
highlights the fall 🍂 & winter ❄️ holidays, as well as colder weather & increased time indoors as risks for
#COVID19
transmission, via
@BostonGlobe
:
"Children who experience even occasional “
#foodinsecurity
” suffer 2-4 times as many health problems as other kids at the same income level" - BMC Grow Clinic founder, Dr. Deborah Frank highlights the consequences of hunger, via
@USAToday
:
"We want to do our part to help keep you healthy & share that the overwhelming evidence favors
#vaccination
as a means to protect you from
#COVID
-19 infection & put an end to this pandemic" - BMC's Dr. Tamar Barlam joins
@BostonGlobe
:
“A lot of
#healthcare
is
#digital
, whether it’s access to a portal or a phone app 📱 for tracking weight or blood sugar - if our patients don’t have access to it, we’re leaving them behind,"- BMC's Dr.
@rmishuris
talks recognizing
#telehealth
disparities:
As the vaccine effort continues in New England, clinical experts & public officials affirm the need to focus on outreach for individuals in rural areas, without technology, or without the ability to visit a vax site. BMC's
@AlastairGBell
weighs in w/
@AP
:
"Encouraging people to seek testing more frequently can help preserve the progress Massachusetts has made,"-BMC's infectious diseases expert Dr. Davidson Hamer joins
@BostonGlobe
highlighting the importance of getting tested for
#COVID19
for
#reopening
:
“We talked about how this is what we’ve trained for - it’s super scary - but they know what they’re doing,” - BMC's Special Pathogens Unit nurse manager, Kate Baudin reflects on the past year of the pandemic w/
@WBUR
, starting at the beginning:
"Breakthrough infections are not a reason to fear, not a reason to distrust vaccines,” - BMC's infectious diseases expert Dr. Cassandra Pierre explains breakthroughs & why they shouldn't discourage people from getting a
#COVID19
#vaccine
, via
@TheCheckup
:
“When we’re thinking about the
#pandemic
, for a lot of young people, this was the first time they experienced loss in their life," - BMC's
@DrChrissyCrawf
highlights the impact COVID-19 had on emotional development on
#adolescents
and
#teens
, via
@WBUR
:
“We have an opportunity now to address this
#pandemic
and it’s gonna take all of us to work together in community so we bring about the healing that we want to see.” Rev. Willie Bodrick, II, from Twelfth Baptist Church on why he got vaccinated. More info:
"
#Communityhealth
workers are an integral part in the push toward more client-focused,
#holistic
healthcare delivery," BMC's Team Up for Children team highlights the work being done to address all aspects of patient health, via
@CommonWealthMag
:
"One of the joys of being a pediatrician is knowing that kids are pretty resilient and they’re very responsive to the right kinds of interventions," - BMC's chief of ambulatory
#pediatrics
🚑 Dr. Eileen Costello is featured by
@HarvardMagazine
:
As children head back to school 📚, it is important for them to remain protected against
#COVID19
.
BMC's associate hospital epidemiologist, Dr. Cassandra Pierre shares insight into the best
#masks
😷 for kids to wear, via
@BostonGlobe
:
In a new
@NATGeoChannel
special, BMC's Special Pathogens Unit medical director,
@BhadeliaMD
reflects on her experiences working throughout the Ebola crisis & the lessons that echo throughout the current
#COVID
pandemic:
Highlighting the benefits of a sustainable campus, BMC's VP of Facilities & Support Services, Bob Biggio joins
@ModrnHealthcr
, sharing the changes that have been made on BMC's campus:
"We have extremely powerful
#vaccines
& non-pharmaceutical measures that can help us shape our destinies to a greater measure than was possible a century ago," - BMC's
@BhadeliaMD
weighs in on the future of the
#pandemic
w/
@TIME
:
“What we want to do is pair the mandates with access - it’s making sure people have the time off to
#getvaccinated
, if they have side effects, they know they’ll get paid leave," -BMC's
@Assoumou_MD
joins
@WGBH
on the latest vaccine news:
“In general,
#vaccines
are the best way to help people return to some sort of normality we had before, but it’s unlikely that it’s going to happen soon,” - BMC's Dr. Carlos Acuña-Villaorduña weighs in on the
#vaccine
passport debate w/
@WashingtonPost
:
"Antibody protection typically wanes over time. It doesn’t mean that you’ve lost your immunity, it just means that different parts of your immune system take over,” - BMC's
@JaBarocas
helps explain COVID-related terms, via
@WashingtonPost
:
“What we know about
#COVID
is that COVID kills. If you’re on the fence about the vaccination, I’m here to tell you go get it. It’s worth it.” BMC Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurse Practitioner Kettie Louis shares her
#vaccine
story. Learn more:
BMC's vice chair of
#primarycare
innovation and transformation,
@doc_kgb
joins
@HarvardPolitics
to share her story of why she chose medicine, what keeps her motivated, & how the
#COVID19
pandemic has impacted her work:
"When people are behind on rent, there are higher levels of anxiety & depression, which children can also internalize,"- BMC's
@megansandel
joined
@KUSINews
to share insight on how
#housing
can negatively impact our physical &
#mentalhealth
:
BMC's VP of mission,
@TJamesMD
joined the BU Center for
#Antiracist
Research symposium, contributing to the conversation 🗣️ surrounding racial health
#inequities
, the public health crisis, & moving from awareness to action, via
@BU_Tweets
:
"There’s no proof yet of what will reduce overdose deaths during the pandemic, but harm reduction, addiction outreach & treatment staff deserve credit" - BMC's
#addiction
medicine expert,
@larochellemarc
joins
@WBUR
for an
#opioidepidemic
update:
“I urge you to think about those people who are the most precious people in your life and how you would feel if they got sick. This
#vaccine
is for them, you go through this to protect them” -
@BMC_EM
's Dr. Alejandra Alvarez
#trustthefacts
#getthevax
"It's important for people to understand how much safer outdoors is compared to indoors," - BMC's infectious diseases expert,
@BhadeliaMD
joins
@MSNBC
to weigh in on the new mask guidance as the nation moves into the next phase of reopening:
Throughout
#HispanicHeritageMonth
, our staff will be sharing a Latino/a role model that inspires✨ them!
Alegna Zavatti, BMC's director of Interpreter Services, has nominated
#Sim
ónDíaz, highlighting his contribution to
#Venezuelan
music 🎶 & mission to embrace your culture.
"It is okay to have hesitations; just make sure that when you are doing your research you are looking at information that is evidence based," - Dr. Rola Rabah, BMC
#OMFS
resident, tells us her
#COVID19
vaccine story.
Have
#vaccine
questions? Visit
“The light at the end of the tunnel is ahead and we know that if we can persevere, we will all be able to celebrate in 2021 together,"- BMC’s
#ID
chief Dr. Tamar Barlam joined local leaders to share New Year’s
#resolutions
in the fight against
#COVID19
:
"The development & distribution of the coronavirus vaccines were a highlight of 2020,"- BMC's Special Pathogens Unit medical director,
@BhadeliaMD
joined
@WGBH
to weigh in on the historic moments & biggest lessons learned of the past year:
"
#Parents
have to look at how to take care of themselves first, & that's going to be the thing that's going to help to benefit their child," - BMC
#psychologist
, Dr. Lovern Moseley weighs in on caregiver
#mentalhealth
, via
@WBUR
:
Weighing in on the latest news surrounding the
#COVID19
vaccines, BMC's primary care expert,
@doc_kgb
joins
@WGBH
to discuss the rollout in the U.S. & the history contributing to
#vaccine
hesitancy:
“All estimates indicate that low-income communities of color, who were disproportionately hit by
#COVID
, will be disproportionately hit by long Covid.” BMC's
@Assoumou_MD
on the
#longCOVID
impact, via
@NewRepublic
:
“What access to
#healthcare
provides you is a long term relationship with a physician to address a lot of the preexisting conditions that have made certain patients more likely to have complications from
#COVID
,” - BMC's
@Assoumou_MD
joins
@WGBH
:
"Proper management of back pain is important, especially as the
#opioid
epidemic has been exacerbated & the
#COVID19
pandemic has impacted people,” - BMC's
@EricJRoseen
joins
@PharmacyTimes
on research linking back pain to mortality in women:
"As a fertility specialist, I don't see any reason why a woman who is trying to become pregnant shouldn't have the
#vaccine
"- BMC's Dr. Wendy Kuohung, Dir. of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, addresses vaccine💉
#infertility
rumors.
More info:
"Americans need a lot more support than anyone has so far given them - people need comprehensive health programs & clear incentives for doing what’s best for
#publichealth
,"- BMC's
#ID
expert,
@JaBarocas
on incentives for wearing
#masks
via
@Slate
: