The official Twitter account of Brigham and Women's Hospital Division of Aging.

Boston, MA
Joined December 2019
Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Such an important contribution to the frailty literature with real potential to improve communication across clinical care of older adults: use the frailty tool most convenient and this data to crosswalk to other scores. Congratulations @sdmsison @DaeKimMD and colleagues!
How does the frailty measure YOU use compare to others? We have the answer! Using NHATS we crosswalked common scales. Terrific work led by @sdmsison. FI 0.25 matched to SOF 1.3, FRAIL 1.7, Phenotype 1.7, CFS 5.3, VES-13 5.5, TFI 4.4, GFI 4.8, and EFS 5.8. doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18453
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
I am thrilled to be the recipient of a 4-year Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) through @HRSAgov! Thank you for the opportunity!! @AmerGeriatrics @BrighamAging @BrighamResearch #meded
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Great talk ⁦@LoewenthalMd⁩ and Andrea Schwartz #AGS2023 standing room only!
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
@DaeKimMD presenting the actualization of his long-term vision of integrating frailty into research and clinical practice. A standing ovation for the #AGS23 Yoshikawa-awardee and an exemplification of expertise, rigorous work, and passion.
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
New from @BrighamResearch: review of RCTs found #yoga helped to prevent frailty inactive older people, but did not offer benefit over exercises or #TaiChi: ow.ly/oPLm50NhX9O @LoewenthalMd @DrAROrkaby @BrighamAging
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Brigham researchers found that yoga improves health indicators linked to reduced frailty and increased longevity in older adults. Julia Loewenthal, (@LoewenthalMd) a Brigham geriatrician, spoke with the @washingtonpost about their findings. washingtonpost.com/wellness/…
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Excellent talk on resiliency in older pts by Laura Frain: What is it and how do we measure it? #SIOG2022
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Congratulations @LoewenthalMd on your fantastic work examining the role of Yoga for frailty prevention! #healthyaging #yogaworks @BrighamAging @BrighamResearch
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Come learn more about the research Dr. Julia Loewenthal is working on at @BrighamWomens, by joining her in-person for #DiscoverBrigham (Nov 1, 2022) to view her poster! You can also check out her abstract on the poster session website before the big event. poster.bwh.harvard.edu/julia…
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Interested to learn more about the research conducted by BWH investigators? Join us at Discover Brigham @BrighamWomens on Tues., Nov 1st for an in-person poster session! All are welcome to attend and it's FREE. Learn more: tinyurl.com/eds48y4a
Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
The Innovator of the Week series highlights BWH clinicians who have worked with the iHub. Each innovator will share details about their original digital projects and explain how their work inspires them. Read more here: buff.ly/3vR6jeU
Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Brigham researcher @DrAROrkaby and colleagues find that vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids are not helpful in reducing risk of frailty 🔬What's New in Research summary: bwhclinicalandresearchnews.o… 📜Paper in @JAMANetworkOpen: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Our findings from VITAL do not support vitamin D3 or omega-3 supplements for frailty prevention. Consider deprescribing? Effect of Vitamin D3 and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Risk of Frailty ja.ma/3xjW3MW via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork @BrighamAging
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Early on in her career, Dr. Zara Cooper, the director of the Brigham’s Center for Surgery and Public Health, aspired to become a writer. Along the way, she discovered that medicine is where she could make the biggest impact. Read about her journey here: fal.cn/3rovE
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This week the Division of Aging celebrates “What Matters to You” Day, encouraging conversations around what matters to faculty, staff and patients, and promoting the education of the 4Ms of Age Friendly Healthcare. #WMTY22 #WMTY @WmtyWorld @TheIHI
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Brigham and Women’s Division of Aging retweeted
Home-based testing of older patients’ mobility and cognition are safe and feasible, a new @DanaFarber and @BrighamWomens study published in @BloodAdvances shows. Paper: fal.cn/3oWU5 Press release: fal.cn/3oWTU
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