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 1 month 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 2 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 2 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 3 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.

As of 2018, 1 in 5 high school students reported currently using e-cigarettes. or vaping.

Vaping: The Facts About an Epidemic Among Youth...

Published 4 months ago by Sara Kalkhoran, MD, MAS in Children, Health & Wellness, Health Policy

A Mass General tobacco researcher offers an insightful primer on vaping and e-cigarettes, and their risks for young people.

Physician Sees Health Effects of Climate Change...

Published 5 months ago by Kay Cahill in Health Policy, Medical Research

Emergency physician Renee Salas, MD, MPH, MS, says doctors are already seeing the health effects of climate change among their patients.

Virtual video visits are personal video chat communications between a health professional and patient using a computer or tablet via a secure application.

Virtual Video Visits Don’t Sacrifice Healthcare Quality...

Published 5 months ago by Sue McGreevey in Health Policy, Medical Research, Patient Care

A Mass General study finds that patients think the care they get through virtual video visits is the same as or better than what the receive at traditional office visits.

In 2018, Massachusetts became the sixth state to raise the age to 21 for tobacco and nicotine sales. Celebrating are, from left, Lester Hartman, MD, state Rep. Paul McMurtry and Jonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH.

Pediatrician Calls for Advocacy on E-Cigarette Epidemic...

Published 5 months ago by Kay Cahill in Children, Community Health, Health Policy

With so many high school students using nicotine products, Mass General pediatrician Jonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH, urges stronger action at all levels of government.

Members of the Mass General community gathered in 2018 to promote gun safety.

Health Policy Advocates on the March for Patients...

Published 7 months ago by Kay Cahill in Health Policy, Mass General Magazine

At Mass General, many physicians, nurses, researchers and health workers believe protecting patients should involve more than treating illness and injury.

Peter Masiakos, MD, of Mass General (left), and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans discuss the intersection of health, law enforcement and gun-violence prevention.

Mass General Gun-Violence Prevention Effort Expands...

Published 11 months ago by Nick Diamond and Kim Smith Sheppard, RN in Global Health, Health Policy, Patient Care

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 public policy.

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