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How One Mass General Brigham Surgeon Is Making Training Safer During Pregnancy
Erica Rangel is an advocate for female surgeons working to balance the dual demands of career and family.
From Blueprint to Beating: How 3D Bioprinting Is Advancing Heart Research at Mass General Brigham
What if doctors could one day print living tissue the way we print documents—on demand, precisely shaped and tailored to each patient?
Researchers Unplugged: Meet the Mass General Brigham Surgeon Who is Also a Printmaking Artist
Surgical resident Maya Srinivasan, MD, has been integrating art into medical education since she was a student in medical school.
How the Thymus, a Once Overlooked Organ, is Quietly Influencing Cancer Risk and Longevity
Two teams of researchers at Mass General Brigham are redefining the importance of the thymus in adult human health.
How Everyday Environmental Exposures May Shape Our Health
Everyday environmental exposures, including air pollution, heat, and microplastics may be having a significant effect on our health.
How is Research Like Running a Marathon? Let Us Count the Ways
Researchers from Mass General Brigham reflect on the similarities between endurance training and pursuing a career in science.
Mass General Brigham’s Celebration of Science Event Highlights Research Achievements in Uncertain Times
Despite an extremely challenging year in 2025 and uncertainty for research in 2026, the MGB research community had plenty to celebrate.
Pulmonary Embolism Gets a Long Overdue Spotlight: New Guidelines, Clinical Insights and Research Directions
Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, pulmonary embolism continues to be a significant health challenge across the globe.
‘Medical Wild West’: Researchers Urge Higher Regulation of Marketing for Bodybuilding Supplements
Fitness influencers and online communities can create rapid demand for a product based on limited or questionable evidence, which can then put bodybuilders at risk.
AI Analysis of Patient Voice Recordings Could Help Catch Alzheimer’s Disease at its Earliest—and Most Treatable—Stages
It’s often said that the eyes are the window to the soul. Could language-the words we speak and how we speak them-be a window into brain health and risk of cognitive decline?