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News & Events
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Young Philanthropist Raises Funds for Brain Tumor Research
Determined to make progress in the fight against brain tumors, Elana Sargent makes bracelets and donates the proceeds in her father's memory to support glioblastoma research at the Mass General Cancer Center.
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Five Reasons to Stay Active
A fitness expert shares the lifelong benefits of keeping our bodies moving and avoiding long periods of inactivity.
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Mass General Works to Expand Transgender Care
The changes one primary care physician has made to meet the health needs of the transgender community reflect a broader effort at Mass General.
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Sepsis Effort Aims for Earlier Diagnosis, Treatment
The creation of an early warning system for sepsis is part of a broader Mass General effort to educate caregivers about the potentially deadly disease and treat it more quickly.
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Prostate Cancer Side Effects Can Be Managed
An expert on men’s health encourages prostate cancer patients to seek medical help for incontinence, erectile dysfunction and other side effects that may follow treatment.
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Donor’s Philanthropy Honors Late Wife and Son
Henry Saunders' philanthropy is a way to pay tribute to loved ones and fulfill pressing needs at institutions that have mattered in his life.
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Parents’ Instincts Help Doctors End Teen’s Pain
Listening carefully to parents helped an expert MassGeneral Hospital for Children team successfully treat a 17-year-old who has autism spectrum disorder and is nonverbal.
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Breast Cancer Survivor Helps Others with Scalp Cooling
Determined to help patients undergoing chemotherapy preserve their hair and dignity, a Boston-area couple is supporting a new scalp cooling program at Mass General Cancer Center.
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Behavioral Health Spotlighted at Storybook Ball
The 2018 event raised more than $2.1 million to support MassGeneral Hospital for Children research and care programs.
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Mass General Launches Neuroscience Initiative
This new initiative called Mass General Neuroscience was created to simplify the patient experience and offer access to the most advanced research and clinical trials.
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Surgeon Tests New Skin Cancer Imaging Device
A Mass General dermatologist is testing an imaging device that will provide surgeons with a more accurate look at a tumor prior to surgery to remove skin cancers on the face.
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Male Infertility: Six Things You Should Know
A Mass General urologist provides facts about male infertility and offers expert advice about what to expect when you seek related care.
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First Mile Program Promotes Health in Rural Uganda
Thanks to the Wyss Medical Foundation, Mass General and its partners are working to expand health care in rural Uganda.
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How to Discuss Sexting with Teenagers
A Mass General psychologist says sexting has become so common among teenagers, that parents should start the conversation rather than waiting for their child to bring it up.
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How Much Exercise is Too Much?
A Mass General cardiologist is among the researchers trying to determine whether exercise, taken to an extreme, can put the heart in peril.
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MGH Research Scholar Creates Tiny Lasers for Cells
S. H. Andy Yun, PhD, and his team created tiny lasers to study individual cells and better understand cancer and our immune system.
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R. Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, Honored with Endowed Chair
R. Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, was named the inaugural incumbent of the Dorothy Ann Heathwood Endowed Chair in Nursing Education.
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Phillips Society Hears Cancer Center Vision
Daniel Haber, MD, PhD, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, told Phillips Society members that the center's approach revolves around early detection in combination with blossoming precision treatments.
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Can Beauty Salons Help Deliver Health Services?
A Weissman Family MGH Research Scholar is exploring whether beauty salons in South Africa can help to prevent unwanted pregnancies and stop the spread of HIV.
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Hand Surgeon Takes Expertise to China and India
The efforts of Chaitanya Mudgal, MD, to care for patients and better the field of hand surgery extend 12,000 miles across the world to Guangxi Province in China and the city of Hubballi in India.
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Voices of Hope Sings for a Cure
Musical theater group celebrates a decade of raising money for targeted cancer research.
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Donor’s Wife Says Doctors Never Gave Up on Him
Remembering the names and faces of the 17 specialists who worked to help her husband makes Liz Morrill Cross proud of his gift to Mass General.
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McCance Center Promotes Lifetime of Brain Health
With insights acquired through a lifetime of venture capital investing, Henry McCance is fueling collaboration among top brain scientists and clinicians from across multiple disciplines at the new Henry and Allison McCance Center for Brain [...]
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New Colorectal Cancer Guideline Spotlights Age
A colorectal cancer expert at Mass General says a new screening recommendation reflects a concern about a rise in the number of early onset colon cancer diagnoses.