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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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Significant Gifts Help Fight Against COVID-19
Arthur, Sandra and Sarah Irving; financier Donald Sussman; and Kim and James Taylor support the Mass General Emergency Response Fund with separate $1 million donations.
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COVID-19: Businesses and Charities Support Mass General
As the COVID-19 epidemic spreads, regional companies and charitable organizations are providing critical support to caregivers on the front lines.
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COVID-19: Donors Put Their Trust in Mass General
Scott Nathan and Laura DeBonis hope to inspire others with their $250,000 gift to Mass General’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund.
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COVID-19: Teen’s SAT Prep Sessions Help Fight Virus
Tina Gong, a high school senior who aced the SAT with a perfect score, is raising money for Mass General’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund by sharing her test-taking strategy tips online.
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COVID-19 Healthy Eating From Pantry Staples
Tips from a Mass General nutritionist for healthy eating and keeping your energy up during the COVID-19 crisis. Recipes included!
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Decoding Massachusetts’ Distracted Driving Law
Mass General’s Michael Flaherty, DO, breaks down the new distracted driving law in Massachusetts and encourages parents to talk to their teens.
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Former Pediatric Cancer Patient To Run Boston Marathon®
A decade after Jordan Weil received cancer treatments at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, she is on the hospital’s Boston Marathon team.
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Alzheimer’s Finding May Hold Key to Disease Resistance
Mass General brain imaging researcher Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD, identified a rare gene that may provide protection from Alzheimer’s disease.
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Researchers Identify New Target for Antiviral Treatment
Mass General researchers have uncovered a novel potential antiviral drug target that could lead to treatments protecting against a host of infectious diseases – creating a universal treatment.
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Immunotherapy: Math Models May Improve Results
Researchers have created math models that can predict how tumors may respond to immunotherapy and how adding other anti-cancer drugs could lead to improved treatment.
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Patient Care Initiative Driven by Data Analysis
Reducing opioid prescriptions is part of a broader Mass General effort to develop new quality and safety standards that will transform patient care.
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Exercises to Help Avoid Back Injuries
A fitness expert shares exercises to strengthen the hip to avoid injuries and become stronger.
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3-D Technology Sheds Light on Immunotherapy Treatment
Addressing one of the greatest challenges of modern cancer treatment, Russell Jenkins, MD, PhD, is working to predict who will respond to immunotherapy treatment.
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Obstacle Course Race Bolsters Type 1 Diabetes Research
Since 2012, the Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race has raised $88,000 for type 1 diabetes research at Mass General’s Faustman Lab.
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Walking: Even a Small Increase Can Boost Health
A Mass General nutritionist says finding time to walk extra steps throughout the day can have major health benefits.
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Home Base Helps Retired General Rebuild Resilience
Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Ron Welch says the new, four-day Accelerated Clinical Treatment program at Home Base helped him regain control of his life.
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Scalds: Tips on Prevention and Treatment
Learn how to prevent and treat scalds from a Mass General burn and trauma expert.
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Ugly Sweater Event Aids Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Bar crawlers in ugly Christmas sweaters gather to honor a loved one and support Mass General’s Corrigan Minehan Heart Center.
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Climate Change: How Adults Can Give Kids Hope
To cope with the threat of climate change, young people need to believe that their advocacy and action can effect real and positive change, a Mass General psychiatrist says.
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Keeping an Eye on Coronavirus
Clinicians at Mass General's Infectious Diseases Division and its Center for Disaster Medicine are closely monitoring the outbreak of a new coronavirus.
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Ten Years Since Haiti Earthquake: Mass General Remembers
It has been a whole decade since Mass General teams rushed to help the many thousands of victims of the Haiti earthquake.
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Cancer Therapy Effort Targets Dormant Cells
Using single-celled yeast, a trailblazing researcher at the Mass General Cancer Center has developed a way to lure dormant cancer cells out of hiding so cancer therapy can do its work.
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Voter Registration Is Part of Physician’s Mission
A new initiative provides patients, visitors and staff with the opportunity to register to vote, or check to see if they are registered to vote, while at Mass General.
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Smartphones May Bolster Postoperative Recovery
A Mass General researcher is co-leading an effort to determine whether data gathered with smartphones can help provide a clearer picture of recovery after surgery.