The Family Dinner Project is working to make it easier for busy parents and their children to reap the benefits of eating dinner together.

The Unexpected and Long-Term Benefits of Family Dinner...

Published 2 days ago by Colette O'Neill in Children, Health & Wellness, Psychiatry

Anne Fishel, PhD, director and co-founder of The Family Dinner Project, says eating together is good for the spirit, brain and health of all family members.

Holden Czahor built a unique bond with Allie, the German Shepherd mix he was paired with for the Doggonit program.

Youths with Epilepsy Make (Four-Legged) Friends...

Published 3 days ago by Albert McKeon in Children, Health & Wellness

Pediatric Epilepsy Program at MassGeneral Hospital for Children uses dog training to help youths with epilepsy build social skills and self-confidence.

Benjamin Metsch (center), with his parents, Renee Metsch and David Metsch, held a basketball tournament to raise money for breast cancer research at Mass General.

Teenager Raises Funds for Breast Cancer Research...

Published 4 days ago by Jennifer Nejman Bohonak in Cancer Center, Community Fundraising, Donor Recognition

North Andover’s Benjamin Metsch put on a basketball tournament at a local community center to fund breast cancer research at Mass General.

The team at the Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies includes, from left: Donna Fitzgerald, PA-C; Dejan Juric, MD, director; and Casandra McIntyre, RN, MTS, nurse director.

Pioneer of Targeted Cancer Therapy Details Goals...

Published 7 days ago by Ellen Barlow in Cancer Center, Medical Research, Q & A

Dejan Juric, MD, director of the Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies, discusses his plans to accelerate translational research and get new treatments more quickly to more patients.

Athi Myint-U and Steven Isakoff, MD, PhD, hit the dance floor at Athi's Hair Raising 80s Dance Party fundraiser, where more than $10K was raised for the scalp cooling program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Photo: Amanda Kowalski

A Hair-Raising Attempt to Support Patients with Cancer...

Published 1 week ago by Colette O'Neill in Cancer Center, Community Fundraising, Donor Recognition

Having experienced scalp cooling firsthand, Athi Myint-U wants to make hair retention an option for patients receiving chemotherapy.

A young Marjorie Moerschner, whose planned giving paid tribute to her father, Richard, and mother, Helen.

Planned Giving: Estate Gift Drives Critical Research...

Published 2 weeks ago by Mark Dantos in Medical Research, Planned Giving

Thanks to a planned gift from Marjorie Moerschner, Mass General research into women’s and men’s health issues can evolve over a long horizon.

Poor posture and long periods of sitting can lead to stiff hips and aches and pains.

Posture: Stretching Exercises to Help Improve Yours...

Published 2 weeks ago by Mike Bento in Health & Wellness

A Mass General trainer shares strategies for resetting posture to avoid aches and pains.

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

Tracheostomy Tube Removal Changes Boy’s Life...

Published 3 weeks 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.