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A new pilot study has found that older, sedentary adults who consumed blueberries daily showed a greater, more consistent reduction in depressive symptoms, paired with minor changes in markers of gut...

Boston University and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center have partnered to create a unique educational pathway that prepares future registered dietitian nutritionists to meet the growing health care needs...

The Gerontological Society of America has named Lewis Lipsitz, MD, to its board of directors. The Gerontological Society of America is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to...

A new study published in Diabetes Care found that bone loss alone does not explain the increased fracture risk observed in some older adults with type 2 diabetes. The article, “ Type 2 Diabetes and...

A new study published in Bone finds that DXA bone scans ordered during U.S. primary care visits appear markedly low among men at risk for osteoporosis, representing a missed opportunity for early...

Boston Magazine has published its Top Doctors 2026 list, which includes Hebrew SeniorLife’s Lewis Lipsitz, MD, and Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, ScD. The list features 2,511 peer-nominated physicians across...

Hip fractures are common among older people and are associated with a one-year mortality rate of 22% and reduced mobility and quality of life, according to a review published in the Journal of the...

Elizabeth (Lisa) Samelson, PhD, has received the 2026 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Gordon Strewler Mentorship Award. The award is named after Gordon “Buck” Strewler, the former BIDMC vice...

Six chaplain students from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain have graduated from Hebrew SeniorLife’s Clinical Pastoral Education Program, which provides geriatric-focused spiritual care...

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has named Hebrew SeniorLife among the 14 health care systems recognized for Excellence in System-wide Spread, demonstrating care delivery through the 4Ms (What...