Ellen Barlow, Author at Massachusetts General Hospital Giving

AmyBeth Bourgault hasn't let this winter's repeated snowstorms deter her from training for 2015 Boston Marathon.

Boston Marathon: A Daughter Runs Because Her Mother Can’t...

Published 2 weeks ago by Ellen Barlow in Boston Marathon

AmyBeth Bourgault is running the Boston Marathon in support of MGH emergency response efforts that helped her parents and other victims of the 2013 bombing.

Supported by the Ruboy Fund, a Mass General pilot program for pediatric interns, shown here at one of their monthly meetings, helps them build the skills needed for compassionate care.

Compassionate Care Fund at Mass General Honors Jordan S. Ruboy, MD....

Published 3 weeks ago by Ellen Barlow in Donor Recognition, Patient Care

The Jordan S. Ruboy, MD, Fund was established in 2014 to expand compassionate care programs at Mass General for physicians and health providers.

Mass General researchers say the increased ALS awareness and funding that the Ice Bucket Challenge generated is coming at a perfect time.

ALS Funding and Hopes Still Buoyed by Ice Bucket Challenge...

Published 1 month ago by Ellen Barlow in Community Fundraising, Medical Research, Patient Care

At Mass General, last summer’s Ice Bucket Challenge has generated fresh opportunities for ALS researchers to develop new treatments and search for a cure.

An experimental drug is keeping Nick Cancelliere's leukemia under control.

MGH Care and Research Keep Student’s Leukemia at Bay...

Published 2 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Cancer Center, Medical Research, Patient Care

After Nick Cancelliere was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, his Mass General team provided a new treatment targeting one very dangerous gene.

Hospital ward in Uganda where Mass General's emergency medicine physicians are teaching clinicians how to do bedside ultrasound.

Mass General Emergency Medicine Strives For Global Impact...

Published 2 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Global Health

Renowned for the care they provide in Boston, MGH emergency medicine experts also aim to improve care for the critically ill and injured around the world.

Mass General pathologists Jason Baron MD (left), and Anand Dighe, MD, PhD, have received an MGH-MIT Challenge Grant to harness the power of computers to aid in making decisions about patient care.

MGH Pathology Experts Forge New Mode of Diagnosis...

Published 2 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Medical Research

Teaching computers to recognize patterns in data is helping physicians improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosis and further personalize patient care.

General social worker Barbara Moscowitz, MSW, LICSW, provides key support to the families of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s Disease: The Unsung Heroes...

Published 3 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Medical Research, Patient Care

While providing compassionate care to Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families, Mass General is pursuing research to improve diagnosis and treatment.

The research of Alessio Fasano, MD, has transformed thinking about autoimmune diseases.

Celiac Disease and the Unforeseen Path to Discovery...

Published 3 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Children, Mass General Magazine, Medical Research

Celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders were not the radar when Mass General’s Alessio Fasano, MD, began his groundbreaking research quest.

Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD, and her patient, Patrick Flynn, who has ALS.

ALS Patient’s Determination Inspires Key MGH Research Gift...

Published 5 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Donor Recognition, Medical Research, Patient Care

When a friend asked Patrick Flynn what he could do to help him cope with an ALS diagnosis, Mr. Flynn suggested supporting research that could help others.

David Henderson, MD, director of Mass General's Division of Global Psychiatry.

MGH Global Psychiatry Chief: Mental Illness Hits All Societies...

Published 5 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Global Health

Mass General’s Division of Global Psychiatry helps countries with few psychiatrists treat mental illness and better meet related needs of their citizens.