Mass General brain disease researchers (from the left) Stephen Haggarty, PhD, Roy Perlis, MD, and Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD, confer about a cell model.

Brain Disease: Taking a Model Approach...

Published 7 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Mass General Magazine, Medical Research, Neurology

Mass General researchers are using models created from human cells to make bold breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of brain disease.

From left, technologies specialist Carl Blesius, MD, and James Gordon, MD, MPA, chief learning officer, demonstrate intubation using a silicone dummy in the Learning Lab.

Health Care Education: Pursuing the New Frontier ...

Published 7 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Education, Mass General Magazine, Patient Care

With technology, teamwork and a visionary plan, Mass General is reinventing health care education to produce revolutionary results for the future.

Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH, has seen the difference that early cancer detection can make in her own family.

Early Cancer Detection Outlook is Bright...

Published 7 months ago by Kay Cahill in Cancer Center, Mass General Magazine, Medical Research

By bringing together patients and innovators, Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH, is advancing the field of early detection to identify cancers earlier, when the chance of cure is greatest.

David Miyamoto, MD, PhD, a researcher in the field of early cancer detection, examines a blood sample.

Channeling the Future of Early Cancer Detection...

Published 7 months ago by Kay Cahill in Cancer Center, Mass General Magazine, Medical Research

In labs across Mass General, researchers are guiding patient blood samples through the tiny channels of an innovative device that could open doors to faster, easier cancer detection.

Raina McMahan is in her fourth year as a recovery coach at Mass General.

Recovery Coach Helps Others Find Health and Hope...

Published 7 months ago by Kay Cahill in Community Health, Mass General Magazine, Substance Use Disorders

Raina McMahan leads a team of Mass General recovery coaches who tap their personal experience with substance use disorder to guide others toward recovery.

Sean Healey with his wife, Amy Broch, and their daughter, Araminta

Challenge and Opportunity...

Published 1 year ago by Terry Byrne in Donor Recognition, Mass General Magazine, Medical Research

Diagnosed with ALS, successful business executive Sean Healey has joined forces with Mass General to focus on finding a cure.

Pictured at the Ragon Institute are, from the left, Bruce D. Walker, MD, its director, and Facundo Batista, PhD, its associate director and chief scientific officer.

Ragon Institute: Harnessing the Power of Human Immunity...

Published 1 year ago by Dan O’Sullivan in Donor Recognition, Mass General Magazine, Medical Research

As the Ragon Institute enters its second decade, a transformative gift from philanthropists Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon adds fresh momentum to its remarkable fight against HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.

Recent nursing innovation efforts underscore Mass General’s commitment to initiatives that improve patient care, enhance efficiency and effectiveness and increase the satisfaction of patients and nurses.

Mass General Nursing Innovation Enters New Era...

Published 2 years ago by Ellen Barlow in Mass General Magazine, Medical Research, Patient Care

More and more Mass General nurses are proposing solutions to problems they encounter on the frontlines of patient care.

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

Health Policy Advocates on the March for Patients...

Published 2 years 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.

To get the heart transplant he needed, Dennis Kaminski and his Mass General care team had to navigate many potential perils.

Heart Transplant Milestone: Saving Mr. Kaminski...

Published 2 years ago by Terry Byrne in Cardiovascular, Mass General Magazine, Transplants

Reversing one heart transplant patient’s decline required intensive therapy, precise collaboration and the innovative use of an organ infected with a potentially deadly disease.

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