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Mass General Cancer Center Benefit Raises $255,000
The Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center host fall fashion show to fund supportive care services for patients and families.
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Dermatologist Gives Back to Hospital Where He Trained
Harold Lancer, MD, has created the Lancer Endowed Chair in Dermatology at Mass General, with Richard Rox Anderson, MD, to be first incumbent.
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How to Create a Holiday Exercise Plan
A fitness expert says one holiday exercise strategy is to lower your fitness expectations, try shorter workouts and add movement throughout the day.
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Medical Education: Keeping the Focus on Patients
Alberto Puig, MD, PhD, director of the Core Educator Faculty Service at Mass General, is bringing medical education back to the bedside.
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Football Linemen Face Higher Cardiovascular Risk
A new study indicates that the rapid weight gain football linemen undergo during training increases their risk of death from cardiovascular problems.
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Researcher Studies Grandson’s Rare Genetic Mutation
Mass General’s Marian DiFiglia, PhD, is working to advance research on the rare genetic mutation that affects her grandson.
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New Innovator Awards Go to Three Investigators
Three Mass General investigators were named NIH Director's New Innovators for their pursuit of unconventional ideas and bold breakthroughs.
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Lemonade Stand Helps Fight Crohn’s Disease
Diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age six, Liam Doherty launched a lemonade stand to support research at the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at MassGeneral Hospital for Children.
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Healey Center’s Bold Trial Accelerates ALS Research
The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center is launching an innovative ALS research effort that will involve testing several promising therapies at once.
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Patient Navigator Helps Patients and Families
The patient navigator program helps patients with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities and their families manage complex medical care.
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How to Lose Body Fat While Keeping Muscle
A fitness expert explains why strength training is important for keeping muscle when trying to lose body fat.
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Brain Metastasis Program Helps Forge New Era
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.
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A Mother Turns Personal Loss into Journals of Hope
Volunteer Faith Wilcox spends time each week helping young patients and their families seek relief through the "Journals of Hope" program.
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Early Cancer Detection Inspires Patient’s Giving
Feeling fortunate that his own lung cancer was detected early, a veteran yachtsman supports the innovative work of Mass General’s Center for Innovation in Early Cancer Detection.
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Aging Well: A Diet for Your Brain
A Massachusetts General Hospital nutritionist offers tips on food choices that can help you maintain good brain health and age well.
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Compassionate Care Inspires Creative Philanthropy
Hugh Barry says the coordinated care at Mass General inspired his creative philanthropy and lifelong commitment to the hospital.
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Cancer Training Program Impacts Care in Africa
A fellowship exchange program, run by the Mass General Cancer Center, is helping train clinical oncologists from sub-Saharan Africa.
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Personalized Diet May Help Prevent Chronic Disease
Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, a Stuart and Suzanne Steele MGH Research Scholar, discusses why a personalized diet may have long-term advantages over standard nutritional guidelines.
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Uganda Hack-a-thon Focuses on Nursing, Midwifery
Reflecting Mass General’s commitment to global health, CAMTech hosted a recent hack-a-thon focused on improving nursing and midwifery in Uganda.
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Genomics Researchers Elevated by Collaboration
Mass General researchers have become pivotal players in the emergence of precision medicine due to their local and international leadership in genomics.
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Chest X-rays May Provide New Health Risk Clues
Mass General researchers are using artificial-intelligence to analyze standard chest x-rays to predict patients' future risk of a variety of disorders.
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Physician Advocates for Obesity Treatment Coverage
A Mass General physician is helping to lead an effort to establish a statewide obesity task force and a program to increase access to obesity treatment.
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Physician Well-Being Effort Aims to Strengthen Care
Kerri Palamara McGrath, MD, speaks about patient care, physician burnout and the timely launch of the Mass General Center for Physician Well-Being.
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Home Base Committed to Substance Use Disorder Recovery
In observance of National Recovery Month, a Home Base social worker discusses his organization's efforts to help veterans, services members and their families deal with substance use disorders.