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Our Partners
Mass General is proud to partner with John Hancock Financial Services as it prepares for the 2018 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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MGH Research Scholar Pursues Shigella Advance
A research team led by Cammie Lesser, MD, PhD, a d’Arbeloff MGH Research Scholar, recently published findings that could lead to new strategies for treating shigella and other infectious diseases.
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2018 Haverhill Country Club Annual Charity Golf Tournament
August 19 @ 1:00 pm
Haverhill Country Club
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Awards Provide Crucial Support to Female Investigators
To help address gender disparities in science and medicine, Mass General’s Claflin Distinguished Scholars Awards provide financial support to help women scientists maintain research productivity during child-rearing years.
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Advisory Councils Help Shape and Improve Care
At Mass General, patient and family advisory councils play an important role in working with clinicians and administrators to shape and improve hospital services, programs and initiatives.
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Surgeon Develops Foam to Stop Traumatic Bleeding
Working with an engineering team, a trauma and acute care surgeon at Mass General has created a self-expanding trauma foam designed to stop badly injured people from bleeding out before they reach an operating room.
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MGH Research Scholar Explores Sleep-Disease Links
Richa Saxena, PhD, and her team are making connections between sleep genes and illnesses like cardiovascular disease.
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Event Highlights Progress on Brain Disease Research
Researchers from the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (MIND) detailed some of the latest advances in brain disease research at MIND's 2018 Visiting Day.
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Youth Zone Program Is More Than a Summer Camp
Offered by the MGH Revere HealthCare Center, the Youth Zone program offers kids a place to grow, learn and have fun during the summer.
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Mass General Gun-Violence Prevention Effort Expands
Mass General's Consortium for Affordable Medical Technology (CAMTech) recently held its Gun-Violence Prevention: Hack-a-thon and Demo Day to generate innovative solutions in gun-violence prevention, mental health, community resilience and [...]
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MGH Youth Scholars Mark Graduation from Program
Of the 2018 graduates of the Mass General Youth Scholars Program, all 28 will attend college next year, making them the third class out of seven to attain such an accomplishment.
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Chief Nurse Says Quality Patient Care Is Top Priority
Mass General’s new chief nurse shines light on the integral and expanding roles of the hospital’s nurses.
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Cancer Care: Fellowship Bolsters Training in Africa
Mass General Cancer Center faculty have helped to launch a fellowship exchange program that is training clinical oncology fellows from various countries in Africa.
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Hand Osteoarthritis Treatments Help Manage Pain
A Mass General rheumatologist says medications like acetaminophen as well as resting the joints can help patients with hand osteoarthritis.
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Stroke Patient Says “Amazing Staff” Saved His Life
A grateful stroke patient from Methuen, Massachusetts says the swift work of his expert Mass General care team allowed him to return home to enjoy his family, including a new granddaughter.
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Transgender Care Undergoing a Transformation
A Mass General senior vice president outlines efforts underway to make the hospital more welcoming for transgender patients.
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ALS: Rare Form of Disease Studied for Clues
A Mass General researcher is studying a rare, inherited form of ALS, aiming to diagnose the disease in its earliest stages and develop new treatments.
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3rd Annual John “Ace” Estrella Costumes for Cancer 5K Run/2.5K Walk
October 28 @ 10:30 am
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
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Marathon Team Finishes Wet, Windy Race
The distance wasn’t the only challenge facing runners on Marathon Monday, April 16th, 2018. This year’s 26.2 mile journey from Hopkinton to Boston was accompanied by rain, wind and temperatures in the 30s and 40s. In total, 143 [...]
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The Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center Fall Benefit
November 2 @ 6:00 pm
Boston Park Plaza Hotel
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How to Cope with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Psychologist Ellen Braaten, PhD, from Mass General's Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, offers parents advice on how to both recognize generalized anxiety disorder in their children and seek the best treatment.
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Window Falls: Tips on How to Keep Kids Safe
An expert in injury prevention at MassGeneral Hospital for Children shares tips on how to prevent children from suffering accidental falls from windows.
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Home Base Receives $65 Million from Wounded Warrior Project
The gift from Wounded Warrior Project is the second largest in Mass General's history and will allow Home Base to expand clinical care for veterans and their families.
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Mass Shootings: How to Talk to Your Children
A Mass General expert in child and adolescent psychiatry offers advice on how parents and caregivers can help their kids make some sense of mass shootings and put such tragedies into perspective.
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Researchers Aim to Gather Data Reflecting Diversity
Mass General researchers have teamed up with the federal All of Us Research Program to build one of the world’s largest and most diverse data sets, one that reflects the nation’s diverse population.
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Podcast Showcases Mass General Female Leaders
Massachusetts General Hospital has launched a new podcast called Charged, featuring some of the hospital’s leading female voices.
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Exercises to Improve Posture and Stop Slumping
A fitness expert shares some ways to use exercise to improve posture and correct the effects that slumping and hunching over electronic devices can have on your body.
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Study Finds Cannabis Problems Resolved Differently
A Mass General study finds that those resolving cannabis problems do so at younger ages, and with less assistance than those resolving other substance-use problems.