Physician Sees Health Effects of Climate Change...
Emergency physician Renee Salas, MD, MPH, MS, says doctors are already seeing the health effects of climate change among their patients.
PACT Helps Parents with Cancer Talk with Children...
The PACT Program helps parents cope with the trauma of a cancer diagnosis and the uncertainty about what to tell their children.
Health Policy Advocates on the March for Patients...
At Mass General, many physicians, nurses, researchers and health workers believe protecting patients should involve more than treating illness and injury.
A Different Kind of Beauty...
Grateful for her own hard-won recovery, Joy Greene devotes herself to helping other burn survivors and supporting burn research.
Cancer Center Addresses Substance Use Disorders...
The Mass General Cancer Center tackles the dual challenge of treating cancer patients who also have substance use disorders with an innovative approach.
Obesity Research Sheds New Light On Weight Problems...
Mass General obesity medicine expert, Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD, says that old, one-size-fits-all ideas about obesity are giving way to a new understanding that points towards more individualized treatment.
Doctor Seeks High-Tech Test for Typhoid Fever...
Working with tiny, magnetic nanoparticles, a Mass General doctor is creating a quick and accurate test for typhoid fever, a life-threatening disease that affects millions worldwide.
Clinic Aids Victims of Human Trafficking...
A Massachusetts teenager, forced into the sex trade by a human trafficker, builds a new life with the help of the MGH Freedom Clinic.
Innovation Targets Postpartum Complications...
By developing a simple device to prevent postpartum bleeding, a Mass General team seeks a sustainable solution for a deadly global problem.
Strange Symptoms Provide Disease Discovery Clues...
Sparked by inexplicable symptoms in one patient, an intrepid physician’s investigation led to the discovery of a new disease that afflicts many worldwide.