The Miriam Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography (CT) as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Read the rest of this entry »

The Miriam Hospital recently received the American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes The Miriam Hospital’s commitment to providing quality stroke care by successfully implementing nationally accepted standards of care and recommendations for at least 24 months. Read the rest of this entry »

Jamsheed Vakharia, MD, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Charles C.J. Carpenter, MD, Outstanding Physician of the Year Award at The Miriam Hospital. Recognized by his peers for his diligence, compassion and commitment to his patients, Vakharia was presented the award at the hospital’s staff association meeting on June 15. Read the rest of this entry »

Need a boost to get off the couch? A new study shows that a variety of interventions designed to promote walking can effectively motivate individuals to initiate walking behaviors. The results of the review are published in the July issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

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Can exercise help improve the quality of life of colorectal and breast cancer survivors during the recovery process? That’s the question researchers at The Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Preventive and Behavioral Medicine are hoping to answer Read the rest of this entry »