At the Massachusetts State House, the Coalition for Action on Obesity recently advocated for increased access to obesity treatment. (*See full caption below the story.)

Physician Advocates for Obesity Treatment Coverage...

Published 3 months ago by Noah R. Brown in Community Health, Health & Wellness, Health Policy

A Mass General physician is helping to lead an effort to establish a statewide obesity task force and a program to increase access to obesity treatment.

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, says MGH Research Scholar funding has provided her with flexible time for healthcare policy advocacy.

MGH Research Scholar Is Determined Policy Advocate...

Published 3 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Health Policy, Medical Research

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease and an MGH Research Scholar, discusses her congressional testimony, public health advocacy and the shifting challenges of infectious disease.

Hossein Estiri, PhD, an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and a Mass General researcher, has done research on the impact of aging on energy use. (photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard staff photographer)

Climate Change Impacts Energy Needs of Elderly...

Published 4 months ago by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette in Health Policy

A Mass General researcher says energy use by an elderly population that is growing rapidly may need special consideration as global temperatures climb.

Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, vice president and chief equity and inclusion officer

New Executive Outlines Goals for Equity and Inclusion...

Published 4 months ago by Ellen Barlow in Diversity, Health Policy, Q & A

Recently named vice president overseeing the hospital’s equity and inclusion efforts, Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, discusses plans to expedite changes over the next three years.

Pictured at Psychiatry Visiting Day, from left: Nhi-Ha T. Trinh, MD, MPH, Anne D. Emmerich, MD, Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, and Aude Henin, PhD.

Psychiatry Visiting Day Speaks to LGBTQ Challenges...

Published 6 months ago by Mary Hurley in Health Policy, Patient Care, Psychiatry

Clinicians at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry Visiting Day underscored the need for ongoing support of LGBTQ individuals.

Leaders from Mass General, the state of Massachusetts and the city of Boston gathered recently to launch the MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention (*See full caption below the story).

Mass General Opens Gun Violence Prevention Center...

Published 6 months ago by Colleen Keilty in Community Health, Health Policy

Hospital, state and city leaders say they hope the new MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention can help address a major public health crisis.

According to a new study, workplace wellness programs have no significant short-term effect on clinical measures of health or healthcare spending.

Study Questions Benefits of Workplace Wellness...

Published 7 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Health & Wellness, Health Policy, Medical Research

Mass General researchers find that workplace wellness programs have no significant short-term effect on clinical measures of health or healthcare spending.

Mass General researchers have found that, when it comes to price, men’s and women’s moisturizers not considered equal.

Study Finds Women Pay More for Moisturizers...

Published 7 months ago by Julie Cunningham in Dermatology, Health Policy, Medical Research

Mass General researchers find moisturizers marketed to women cost around $3/ounce more than those targeted to men with no significant differences in ingredients

Climate change is quickly becoming a flashpoint for the current generation of physician activists, and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) now ranks climate change as a top priority alongside nuclear disarmament.

Physicians Take a Stand on Climate Change...

Published 7 months ago by Kristen French in Children, Health Policy

Physicians and public health experts collaborate and contribute to global conversation on climate change and its risks.

On March 14, 2018, Mass General staffers joined healthcare workers and students nationwide in calling attention to gun violence as a major medical and public health issue.

New Mass General Center to Address Gun Violence...

Published 9 months ago by Peter L. Slavin, MD in Community Health, Health Policy, MGH Fund

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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