Pediatric Palliative Care's Patricia O'Malley, MD, frequently looked in on Lulu Eugene, who spent nearly a year of early life in MassGeneral Hospital for Children.

Fund Helps Parents Be with Their Hospitalized Child...

Published 3 days ago by Ellen Barlow in Children, Community Fundraising

A community fundraising initiative called No Empty Bedsides helps families be at their child’s bedside during the anxious times of extended hospitalizations.

Since enrolling in a clinical drug trial led by Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH (right), Caroline Moore-Kochlacs’ cancer has stopped progressing for more than two years.

Drug Shows Promise for Metastatic Breast Cancers...

Published 3 weeks ago by Ellen Barlow in Cancer Center, Medical Research, Patient Care

A targeted drug generating excitement for one hard-to-treat type of breast cancer that has spread may also help women with other aggressive breast cancers.

Army Major Vanessa Stolzoff has stepped up her training to prepare for the 2019 Boston Marathon®, which will be her first full marathon.

Boston Marathon® Runner Raises Funds for Home Base...

Published 3 weeks ago by Ellen Barlow in Boston Marathon, Donor Recognition, Home Base Program

Inspired to help other veterans, service members and their families, Army Major Vanessa Stolzoff is running with Mass General’s new Home Base team.

Celebrating after last year’s Boston Marathon®: Marissa Capua (red shirt) and her aunt Julie Sgroi, who also ran on the ER team last year, flanked by Marissa’s parents, Joseph and Ellen Capua.

Runner is Back for a Second Boston Marathon®...

Published 2 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Boston Marathon, Donor Recognition

Marissa Capua is running the Boston Marathon® on Mass General’s Emergency Response team for the second time, in honor of her parents, who have both been treated at the Mass General Cancer Center.

Nora Murphy and a group of volunteers are raising money to support Mass General research that could lead to an early, lifesaving test for ovarian cancer.

Teacher with Ovarian Cancer Raises Funds for Early Detection...

Published 2 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Cancer Center, Community Fundraising, Donor Recognition

A Massachusetts woman with ovarian cancer has inspired a fundraising effort to speed Mass General research into a blood test that could catch the disease in its earliest and most treatable form.

Psychiatrist Works to Advance LGBT Health Care...

Published 3 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Diversity, Patient Care, Psychiatry

Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, who established the MGH Psychiatry Gender Identity Program, describes some of the challenges and solutions to improving psychiatric care for those who are gender and sexual minorities.

Mass General’s Alberto Puig, MD, PhD, (left) speaks with Frederick and Ann Lynn at The Power of Ten, a recent event to celebrate the MGH Fund’s impact. Mr. Lynn is a member of the MGH Fund Leadership Council.

MGH Fund Raises Record-Setting $10.3 Million...

Published 4 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Donor Recognition, Giving News, MGH Fund

Thanks to the partnership and generosity of our donors, the MGH Fund’s five-year goal to double its annual fundraising target has been accomplished, and then some.

Harland Winter, MD, has spent his career taking care of children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

IBD Expert’s Research Focuses on Improving Care...

Published 4 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Children, Medical Research, Patient Care

Harland Winter, MD, hopes his research will help to determine the roles that nutrition and the microbiome play in causing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).