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News & Events
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Health Care Education: Pursuing the New Frontier
With technology, teamwork and a visionary plan, Mass General is reinventing health care education to produce revolutionary results for the future.
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Early Cancer Detection Outlook is Bright
By bringing together patients and innovators, Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH, is advancing the field of early detection to identify cancers earlier, when the chance of cure is greatest.
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Channeling the Future of Early Cancer Detection
In labs across Mass General, researchers are guiding patient blood samples through the tiny channels of an innovative device that could open doors to faster, easier cancer detection.
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Recovery Coach Helps Others Find Health and Hope
Raina McMahan leads a team of Mass General recovery coaches who tap their personal experience with substance use disorder to guide others toward recovery.
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Thematic Research Centers Drive Innovation
Harry W. Orf, PhD, senior vice president for research, explains how thematic research centers help keep Mass General at the forefront of medicine.
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Anger Management Can Reduce Stress
An expert from the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (BHI) explains why it is important to understand why you feel anger and address it.
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Award Program Supports Novel ADHD Research
With help from the Gerstner Family Foundation, early-career clinician-scientists are working to improve the lives of people living with ADHD.
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Transplant Center Unveils Organ Donor Memorial
The Mass General Transplant Center's new memorial offers a message of appreciation, and remembrance for everyone who chose to give the gift of life.
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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.