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Our Partners
Mass General is proud to partner with John Hancock Financial Services as it prepares for the 2019 Boston Marathon© with the funds raised benefiting pediatric cancer care and emergency preparedness programs at Mass General.
Marathon Team Crosses Finish Line
Runners were celebrated by family, friends, patients and staff at Mile 20. Please enjoy these photos and relive the smiles, tears and love that made the day one to remember.
The Emergency Response Team
Following the tragedy of the marathon bombings, Mass General received 40 bib numbers to create an Emergency Response Marathon Team. With the partnership of John Hancock, this group will continue to raise funds to provide critical support for emergency care, disaster relief and disaster preparedness training at Mass General that benefits victims worldwide.
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News & Events
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How to Spring Clean Your Diet in Five Steps
Mass General nutritionist Emily Gelsomin, MLA, RD, LDN, offers tips on how to re-organize your kitchen in a way that will improve your diet.
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Fund Helps Parents Be with Their Hospitalized Child
A community fundraising initiative called No Empty Bedsides helps families be at their child’s bedside during the anxious times of extended hospitalizations.
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Swim Across America – Boston Team Relay Challenge 2019
April 28 @ 10:00 am
Blodgett Pool – Harvard University
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Family and Friends Spin for Depression Program
The death of her father 20 years ago inspired Wendy Tulman to launch a charity ride to support Mass General’s patient care and research on depression.
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Physical Therapy Helps Reduce Pelvic Floor Issues
A physical therapist says specific pelvic floor exercises can eliminate or help control problems like urinary leakage and pain.
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Couple’s Life Experiences Shaped Their Bequest
A significant bequest from Celia Bertin Reich and her husband, Jerome Reich, continues to be transformative and inspirational for three Mass General programs.
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Exercise Can Help Lower Breast Cancer Risk
A fitness expert says exercise can help you lower your risk of breast cancer and provides guidelines for measuring your effort.
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16th Annual John “Ace” Estrella Golf Tournament to Fight Kidney Cancer
May 6 @ 11:30 am
Ferncroft Country Club
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New Marfan Syndrome Clinic Focuses on Aortic Aneurysms
Mass General's newly launched Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders Clinic is part of a collaborative effort to gain a better understanding of what strains the aorta and causes ruptures.
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Brain Tumor Spurs International Medical Journey
Alarmed by the discovery of a tumor growing in her brain, a Brazilian woman who traveled to Mass General for treatment is now tumor free and endowing a research scholar in honor of neurosurgeon Robert L. Martuza, MD.
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Autism Awareness is Boston Marathon Runner’s Mission
Marjan Faraidooni, from the United Arab Emirates, is running the 2019 Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Lurie Center for Autism, whose expert care has impacted the family of a friend.
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Drug Shows Promise for Metastatic Breast Cancers
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.
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Boston Marathon® Runner Raises Funds for Home Base
Inspired to help other veterans, service members and their families, Army Major Vanessa Stolzoff is running with Mass General's new Home Base team.
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Caregivers’ Kindness Inspires Boston Marathon® Runner
A mother is running the Boston Marathon® because of the care given to her family during her pregnancy with triplets and daughter’s medical issues.
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Measles: Protection Key to Stopping Outbreaks
An infectious disease specialist at Mass General says vaccinations have made measles a rarity in the United States, although risks remain.
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The Search for Immunotherapy Success
The challenge of immunotherapy side effects spurs clinicians and researchers at Mass General to find new and better ways to care for cancer patients.
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New Building to Continue Tradition of Innovation
Mass General's plans to construct a new building mark a significant step in a two-centuries-old march of campus revitalization and renewal.
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How You Can Manage and Reduce Acid Reflux
A Mass General specialist says acid reflux can be reduced by taking medication, losing weight, quitting smoking, avoiding certain foods and elevating the head of your bed.
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Daughter’s Care Sparks Mom’s Boston Marathon® Run
Stephanie Rosa will run the 2019 Boston Marathon® to raise money for Mass General pediatric cancer programs like those that have benefited her daughter, Olivia, who has a brain tumor.
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How Common Are Behavioral Issues Among Kids?
Psychologist Ellen Braaten, PhD, from Mass General's Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, says determining which behavioral issues merit professional attention depends on how much they interfere with a child's functioning.
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New Mass General Center to Address Gun Violence
The MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention will focus on reducing injuries and deaths related to firearms and promoting safety in the home and in the community.
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Boston Marathon® Runner Inspired by Mom
By running the Boston Marathon® for Mass General, Andrew Cappetta aims to help kids with cancer and honor his mom, who bravely faced pancreatic cancer.
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Uganda Experience Inspires Global Nursing Fellow
Mass General Global Nursing Fellow Jennifer Duran, RN, recently taught and trained with nurses, students, midwives and residents at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital neonatal intensive care unit in Uganda.
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Runner is Back for a Second Boston Marathon®
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.
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Study: Sufficient Sleep Reduces Cardiovascular Risk
Mass General researchers have found that a hormone that modulates sleep also controls the production of inflammatory cells.
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Season of Hope
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill and his wife Caitlin are challenging baseball fans to help them raise $1 million in 2019 to support Mass General research into rare and undiagnosed diseases like the one that touched their family.