Kay Cahill, Author at Massachusetts General Hospital Giving

MGH Expert Questions New Blood Pressure Recommendations...

Published 1 week ago by Ellen Barlow in Best Practices, Patient Care

Randall Zusman, MD, director of the Mass General Division of Hypertension, discusses the controversial new blood pressure guidelines and ways to control high blood pressure.

Richard Ginsburg, PhD, co-director of the MGH Paces Institute of Sport Psychology, encourages kids and teens to stay active.

Kids’ Exercise Expert Offers Tips for Boosting Activity...

Published 2 weeks ago by Ellen Barlow in Health & Wellness

Amid rising obesity rates, Mass General psychologist Richard Ginsburg, PhD, says adults need to take action to encourage kids’ exercise.

On April 21, more than 200 people will run and raise funds for one of three Mass General Boston Marathon 2014 teams supporting MGH programs devoted to pediatric cancer, cystic fibrosis and emergency response.

Mass General’s Boston Marathon Runners Aim to Heal, Honor and Finish...

Published 1 month ago by Ellen Barlow in Boston Marathon

You can join Mass General donors by choosing from several worthy causes to support on marathon day 2014 as MGH teams raise critical funds for hospital programs.

The benefits of virtual visits for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders have been “immediate and obvious,” says Janet Wozniak, MD, associate director of the
Bressler Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Mass General.

TeleHealth Initiative Logs On at Mass General...

Published 4 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Autism, Best Practices, Mass General Magazine, Medical Research, Patient Care

Mass General’s new TeleHealth initiative reflects a broader effort to provide world-class care in ways that are more convenient and less expensive.

MGH Sports Concussion Experts Say Sit It Out If In Doubt...

Published 5 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Best Practices

Knowing when to return to competition after a sports concussion can be a difficult decision that benefits from expert advice.

Now is the Time, Get Your Flu Vaccination...

Published 6 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Best Practices, Community Health, Patient Care

Paul Biddinger, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, firmly believes that everyone over 6 months old should get the flu vaccine and now.

Lee Schwamm, MD, director of Mass General TeleStroke and Stroke Services and executive vice chair of Neurology

Stroke Care Aims to Save Lives, Limit Disabilities...

Published 6 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Patient Care

Stroke patients in the Mass General emergency room receive advanced treatments designed to stop brain damage and start recovery.

Kristin Beauparlant, RN, of Mass General, with Peter Rice. Kristin cared for Peter's wife, Elizabeth Bennett Rice, during her battle with ovarian cancer. Now, Kristin serves on the board of the community fundraising group, Madam Ovary, formed by Beth and a friend, before Beth's death.Kristin Beauparlant, RN, of Mass General, with Peter Rice. Kristin cared for Peter's wife, Elizabeth Bennett Rice, during her battle with ovarian cancer. Now, Kristin serves on the board of the community fundraising group, Madam Ovary, formed by Beth and a friend, before Beth's death.

With Pearls and Pluck...

Published 9 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Cancer Center, Community Fundraising

Kristin Beauparlant, RN, cared for Peter Rice’s wife, Elizabeth Bennett Rice, during her battle with ovarian cancer. Now, Kristin serves on the board of the community fundraising group, Madam Ovary, formed by Beth and a friend, before Beth’s death.

Siblings Jennifer Brown DeSutter and Adam Brown have established a memorial fund in their parents' names to purchase DVD players so cancer patients can watch movies during their hospital stay.

Memorial Fund Brings Movies to Cancer Center Patients...

Published 10 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Cancer Center

Perhaps they would have watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s together or one of the Harry Potter movies. Visiting their mother at Massachusetts General Hospital near the end of her life, viewing yet another television episode of Judge Judy, Jennifer Brown DeSutter and her brother, […]

Matt Bianchi, MD, PhD, director of the Mass General Sleep Disorders Division, researches sleep disorder apnea and sleep disorder insomnia.

Researcher Tackles Sleep Disorder Links to Common Diseases...

Published 10 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Patient Care

Millions of people have chronic or occasional sleep disorders that leave them exhausted and may be related to heart disease, stroke, depression, cognitive decline or diabetes. “Research on sleep disorders also applies to many other areas of medicine,” says Matt Bianchi, […]