MGH Research Scholar Makes Breakthrough in Rare Disease Research...
Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, PhD, is exploring how her research on familial dysautonomia, a rare disease, might provide important insights about other disorders.
MGH Research Scholar Eyes Protein to Help Block Cancer Cell Growth...
Raul Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD, and his Mass General team have identified a protein that puts the brakes on cancer cell growth by regulating certain genes.
Heart Attack Prevention Motivates MGH Research Scholar...
Sekar Kathiresan, MD, is determined to better understand the genes linked to heart attacks and how they contribute to the development of heart disease.
Spotlight on Katrina Armstrong, MD...
The new physician-in-chief of the MGH Department of Medicine has experience as a physician and as a researcher of medical decision-making and quality of care.
Biomass Fuels: MGH Researcher Cuts Through the Smoke...
Blair Wylie, MD, MPH, is investigating the potential health hazards for expectant mothers of cooking with fires fueled by wood, hay and other biomass fuels.
Chief: New Space to Bolster MGH Pediatric Emergency Care...
Ari Cohen, MD, is chief of pediatric emergency medicine at MassGeneral Hospital for Children. In a recent interview, he shared his thoughts on the renovations that will improve care for patients and their families and discussed Mass General’s response to the 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy.
Boston Marathon Bombing Victim Grateful for MGH Care...
Jaymi Cohen, a Boston Marathon bombing victim, says MGH caregivers helped her and her family deal with the resulting physical and emotional wounds.
MGH Lurie Center for Autism Helps Individuals Pursue Dreams...
With the help of family and the Mass General Lurie Center for Autism, Colleen McFarland, who has an autism spectrum disorder, is pursuing new possibilities.
New MGH Center Guides Use of Neuroscience in Courtrooms...
How can we know when a defendant is lying? Or if the memory of an eyewitness is accurate? Or when someone with cognitive impairment is vulnerable to financial fraudsters? When is a young person with poor impulse control at risk […]
From Mom to Mom: New MGH Fundraising Initiative Links Boston Moms with Moms in Uganda...
Carolyn O’Gorman of Winchester, Mass., has never been to Uganda. But she feels compelled to raise money for a new Massachusetts General Hospital initiative to buy maternity supplies to stock a large hospital there. Her motivation: She is the mother […]