The MGH Research Scholars Award Program puts charitable donations directly to work supporting the sort of cutting-edge research that is a Massachusetts General Hospital tradition. The award lets outstanding investigators to pursue big ideas with no certain outcome but huge potential to impact lives of patients worldwide.
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Read the latest stories about the medical research being conducted at Mass General to advance science, improve treatments, and save lives.
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Learn about events of all kinds in the Mass General medical research community, from lectures about the latest breakthroughs, golf tournaments to support a lab, and galas to raise funds and celebrate achievements.
Continuing a Tradition of Discovery
Part of the nation’s largest hospital-based research effort, the MGH Research Scholars Program seeks to extend Mass General’s unparalleled history as the birthplace of groundbreaking medical discoveries.
How Do You Stop a Tumor?
Eston Research Scholar Andrea McClatchey, PhD, is pursuing a bold new strategy. Such researchers depend on supporters who are equally determined to change lives.
News & Events
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Primary Care Innovator Accelerates Change
Josh Metlay, MD, PhD, chief of General Internal Medicine, is reducing barriers to bring new technologies and innovative ideas into primary care clinics where patients can see the results.
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Psychiatrist Works to Advance LGBT Health Care
Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, who established the MGH Psychiatry Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Program, describes some of the challenges and solutions to improving psychiatric care for those who are gender and sexual minorities.
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Pediatrician Calls for Advocacy on E-Cigarette Epidemic
With so many high school students using nicotine products, Mass General pediatrician Jonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH, urges stronger action at all levels of government.
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Simple Steps Can Help Women With Bladder Control
An expert in treating women with bladder control problems and pelvic floor disorders says exercise and dietary techniques can help.
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New Sculpture Reflects Mass General Values
Harold Grinspoon, an entrepreneur, philanthropist, artist and grateful Mass General patient, has provided the hospital with a special sculpture to display on its Bulfinch Lawn.
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8th Annual Home Base Golf & Family Day at Kensington
March 9 @ 10:30 am
Kensington Golf & Country Club
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Stress Management: Even a Little Exercise Can Help
A fitness expert advises that exercise enhances feelings of well-being and should play a significant role in your strategy for stress management.
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Neonatal Care: One Preemie’s Amazing Journey
The family of Hillary Tufts is grateful for the neonatal care she received at Mass General after a tumultuous and premature entrance into the world.
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MGH Fund Raises Record-Setting $10.3 Million
Thanks to the partnership and generosity of our donors, the MGH Fund’s five-year goal to double its annual fundraising target has been accomplished, and then some.
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Pitt Hopkins: Girl with Rare Syndrome Flourishes
With care from Mass General, Sofia Izzi is proving she is capable of big things despite her diagnosis with Pitt Hopkins syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
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Depression Research Focuses on Infrared Light
A Mass General psychiatrist is using invisible infrared light to therapeutically stimulate brain cells.
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ALS: New Center Aims to Change the Field
Thanks to a transformative, $40 million gift, Mass General has opened a new center that will pursue a revolutionary approach to research and care for ALS.
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IBD Expert’s Research Focuses on Improving Care
Harland Winter, MD, hopes his research will help to determine the roles that nutrition and the microbiome play in causing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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Winter Workouts Can Maintain Your Fitness Level
Turning to indoor activities such as at-home workouts, team sports and gyms can elevate your mood and maintain the gains you made from the spring through fall.
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Hot Flashes Can Be Managed Safely with Hormones
A Mass General gynecologist says many women could benefit from using hormone therapy to manage hot flashes and menopause symptoms.
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Brain Aneurysm Patient Grateful for Recovery
After his successful treatment for a brain aneurysm at Mass General, Brian Snell is supporting other patients recovering from the potentially life-threatening condition.
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Mass General Nursing Innovation Enters New Era
More and more Mass General nurses are proposing solutions to problems they encounter on the frontlines of patient care.
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Health Policy Advocates on the March for Patients
At Mass General, many physicians, nurses, researchers and health workers believe protecting patients should involve more than treating illness and injury.
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Lurie Center for Autism Extends Its Global Reach
A London family is helping the Lurie Center for Autism make its expertise on autism spectrum disorder more widely available.
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Heart Transplant Milestone: Saving Mr. Kaminski
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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A Calm After the Storm
A little boy’s violent rages took control of his family’s life until they turned to a Mass General expert in pediatric bipolar disorder.
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ALS: Mass General and Former NFL Player Team Up
Mass General has joined former NFL football player Tim Green in a fundraising effort designed to bring ALS research to the next level.
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Program Aims to Reduce Hip Fractures
The Fracture Liaison Service helps patients prevent a second hip fracture or bone fracture by encouraging medication use, exercise and safety.
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How to Manage Holiday Stress
An expert in mind body medicine and stress management offers advice on how to handle holiday stress.
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Cancer Survivor Advocates for Supportive Care
Susan Barry is a two-time cancer survivor committed to fundraising for supportive care services through the Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center.