Patient Navigator Helps Patients and Families...

Published 3 weeks ago by Abigail Moore in Autism, Donor Recognition, Patient Care

The patient navigator program helps patients with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities and their families manage complex medical care.

Searching for new therapies, Priscilla Brastianos, MD, and Daniel Cahill, MD, PhD, analyze their patients’ tissue samples to find targets to treat cancers that have spread to the brain for the Brain Metastasis Program.

Brain Metastasis Program Helps Forge New Era...

Published 4 weeks ago by Kay Cahill in Cancer Center, Medical Research, Patient Care

Physicians and researchers at the Mass General Cancer Center are using innovative therapies and new approaches to extend the lives of patients with cancer that has spread to the brain.

At Mass General, a new tool has been trained to compare chest x-ray results with subjects' survival rates over a 12-year period.

Chest X-rays May Provide New Health Risk Clues...

Published 2 months ago by Brian Burns in Artificial Intelligence, Medical Research, Patient Care

Mass General researchers are using artificial-intelligence to analyze standard chest x-rays to predict patients’ future risk of a variety of disorders.

Kerri Palamara McGrath, MD, director of the new Center for Physician Well-Being, has been passionate about this issue since she was a Mass General resident intern.

Physician Well-Being Effort Aims to Strengthen Care...

Published 2 months ago by Colette O'Neill in Education, Health & Wellness, Patient Care

Kerri Palamara McGrath, MD, speaks about patient care, physician burnout and the timely launch of the Mass General Center for Physician Well-Being.

"Now, I can use my experience to help others,” says Judy Johanson, pictured with her late husband, Steve, who had early onset Alzheimer's disease. She now works with the Mass General Caregiver Support Program.

Program Aims to Support Alzheimer’s Caregivers...

Published 3 months ago by Paul Goldsmith in Patient Care

Mass General’s Dementia Caregiver Support Program seeks to reduce the burden of Alzheimer’s disease by providing family-oriented care.

Ben Reigle says he is “eternally grateful” to the Mass General stroke care team for saving his life.

Stroke Care Team Inked in Patient’s Heart...

Published 3 months ago by Terri Ogan Janos in Neurology, Patient Care, Stroke

After a Massachusetts tattoo artist suffered two strokes in quick succession, a Mass General stroke care team stepped in to save his life.

Since receiving care for a rare genetic disorder and enrolling in a private school, Jesse Simon has been deeply engaged in activities that range from classroom work to feeding horses in the school barn. (Photo courtesy of Monica Simon)

Care for Rare Genetic Disorder Helps Teen Thrive...

Published 4 months ago by Briana Beckvold in Children, Patient Care

Jesse Simon’s life has changed dramatically since he came to MassGeneral Hospital for Children to receive care for a rare genetic disorder that puzzled doctors elsewhere for years.

In the fall of 2018, Michael Kostecki was cleared to have his tracheostomy tube removed.

Tracheostomy Tube Removal Changes Boy’s Life...

Published 5 months ago by Colleen Keilty in Children, Patient Care

Thanks to doctors at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 5-year-old Michael Kostecki will enter kindergarten this fall without a tracheostomy tube or a nurse trailing after him.

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 5 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.

One difference between normal memory loss associated with aging and dementia is being able to complete tasks, like assembling a puzzle.

How to Tell Dementia from Memory Loss...

Published 5 months ago by Jennifer Nejman Bohonak in Health & Wellness, Patient Care

A Mass General geriatrician describes how doctors determine whether a patient is suffering from dementia or the normal memory loss that often comes with aging.

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