Montefiore Medical Center

This study tested a new, gentler method for starting a medication called buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction and chronic pain. It compared starting with very small doses (without stopping other opioids first) against the standard method that requires patients to go through wi…

This study tested whether adjusting the pacing settings on an existing heart device could improve symptoms and quality of life for people with a specific type of thickened heart muscle (non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). Participants, who already had a special heart de…

This study aimed to check if standard pneumonia vaccines work well for people getting or who have had a heart transplant. Researchers measured antibody levels in the blood after vaccination to see if current guidelines provide enough protection. The study was terminated early wit…