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Gifts After Your Lifetime
Think about tomorrow today. You can make a significant gift to Mass General and help advance medicine by making plans today for a future gift to the hospital. Here is suggested bequest language to share with your attorney or advisor.
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By establishing a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust, you can support Mass General and receive an income for life and a charitable income tax deduction.
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News & Events
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Easy-To-Understand Health Information May Reduce Disparities in Cancer Care
Developing more accessible patient education tools could improve health literacy and reduce disparities in breast cancer screening and care.
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What’s Cooking at the Martinos Center?
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Martinos Center team created a cookbook to help their community stay connected.
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Tips for a Tasty and Healthy Thanksgiving
Mass General nutritionist Emily Gelsomin, MLA, RD, LDN, shares ways to enjoy healthy holiday meals without stressing over your diet.
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Facing Empty Chairs at the Holiday Table
COVID-19 brings new challenges to the winter holidays. Mental health experts share stories to help you make it through.
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Predicting the Risk of Lung Cancer
Using chest X-rays, artificial intelligence more accurately predicts which patients are at risk of a lung cancer diagnosis.
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Promoting Anti-Racism at Mass General and Beyond
Education plays a key role in the Psychiatry Center for Diversity’s efforts to build a more inclusive community.
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Grateful patient Lori Ankerud, and her husband, Eric, created the Heartfelt Dreams Foundation to help others with congenital heart disease.
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Helping Holyoke Fight COVID-19
Health equity in action: Harvard Medical student Ahmed Elnaiem teams up with Holyoke officials to improve tracking of COVID-19 cases.
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COVID-19 and The Flu: What You Need to Know
Infectious Diseases Division experts answer questions about what to expect from the flu this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ALS Chaplain Offers Spiritual Support and More
Support from Joe Meekins, Mass General ALS chaplain, helps patients, families and staff cope.
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Uncovering the Impact of COVID-19 on the Brain
Leadership gift from the Severino family, launches study on the effect of COVID-19 on the brain health of patients and families.
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Research Program Builds Diversity in Medicine
A training program from Mass General's Center for Diversity and Inclusion helps students from diverse backgrounds explore the world of medical research.
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Gifts of Appreciated Securities Can Mean Tax Savings
By giving appreciated securities to Mass General, you can avoid capital gains taxes and take a charitable tax deduction in the year of your gift.
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Presenting the 2020 Claflin Distinguished Scholars
While the number of women in the medical professions continues to increase, there are still numerous obstacles and gender disparities that women must navigate. In 1993, the Women in Academic Medicine Committee, originally chaired by Jane D. [...]
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Will Planning? Mass General Can Help.
The Mass General Estate Planning Guide has checklists and easy to follow tips to help you start creating your will and planning for your future.
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Preemie Parents Honor Son’s First Birthday with Fundraiser
The Bishops give back to Mass General’s NICU/Special Care Nursery, which cared for Gavin when he arrived much earlier than expected.
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Youth Scholars Find Classes, Caring Online
Many high school students found support from Mass General’s Youth Scholars Program during COVID-19.
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Why We Give | SBLI
SBLI donated $25,000 to help Mass General purchase PPE to protect frontline workers and support efforts made to continue to care for our community.
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Parkinson’s Disease: New Gift Seeks to Advance Treatment
With a transformational gift of $18.5 million to the Department of Neurosurgery, philanthropist George “Doc” Lopez hopes to bring personalized cell therapy to patients living with Parkinson’s disease.
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Bequest To Honor Son’s Memory and His Cancer Care
To honor their son’s life, Diane and Gil Gagne made a bequest in their will to support MassGeneral Hospital for Children Cancer Center.
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Geriatric Medicine and the Long-Term Lessons of COVID-19
Mass General’s Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine is applying the lessons of COVID-19 to improve patient care and prepare for future outbreaks.
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A Labor Day Marathon in Support of Veterans
Marine veteran Michael York ran the 124th Boston Marathon Virtual Experience on Labor Day to support Home Base and Mass General.
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Fall into Healthy Eating with These Five Foods
A Mass General nutritionist outlines health benefits and cooking tips associated with produce that comes with the New England fall season.
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COVID-19: Coming Together for Chelsea
As COVID-19 swept through the city of Chelsea, Mass General launched a bold community health initiative to contain the virus, tackle disparities and save lives.