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Boston Medical Center
@The_BMC
Part of BMC Health System, we reimagine healthcare & empower patients to thrive with innovative, equitable care. Primary teaching affiliate of @BUMedicine
Boston, MA
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Jun 15, 2021
    “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: bit.ly/2Sms6Lg
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Mar 29, 2021
    “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?: bit.ly/2PfTZ61 #trustthefacts #getthevax
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Sep 12, 2020
    “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! 🎉 bit.ly/2RiIdVW
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Oct 1, 2020
    “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:
    Opioid epidemic poised to worsen with ‘tidal wave of new stressors’ amid coronavirus pandemic,...
    From bostonherald.com
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    Boston Medical Center
    @The_BMC
    Mar 23, 2021
    "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 bit.ly/31aaoLw
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Sep 20, 2021
    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:
    Here’s who gets breakthrough COVID cases in Mass. - The Boston Globe
    From bostonglobe.com
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Jun 4, 2021
    "If you look at the magnitude of the deaths, all the lives lost, we have a #publichealth disaster going on in parallel with the #COVID epidemic," - @GraykenBMC's @mkomaromyMD weighs in on the increase of #opioid 💊 deaths in Mass, via @BostonGlobe: bit.ly/3fkr8aN
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Jun 9, 2021
    “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: wbur.fm/2RnNhvT
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Jun 16, 2021
    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: bit.ly/2U15MHt
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Mar 2, 2021
    “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: bit.ly/305myVv
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Jun 16, 2021
    "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.:
    A face mask thrown on the ground. (Paolo Santalucia/AP)
    Our New Normal: Reactions To A Full Reopening
    From wbur.org
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Aug 18, 2021
    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:
    Can the UK and India offer clues into the future of the Delta variant? - The Boston Globe
    From bostonglobe.com
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    Boston Medical Center
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    Jul 3, 2021
    #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: bit.ly/3duG9Wk
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    Boston Medical Center
    @The_BMC
    Apr 1, 2021
    "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: bit.ly/3wm3cdU #GetTheVax
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