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In New Role as Chair of Medicine, Florez Hopes to Empower Mass General’s Best Asset: The People
Florez will support the hospital’s culture of collaboration and compassion while staying true to its four-part mission.
How A New Grant Will Support the Quest for a More Complete Map of the Brain
A more detailed understanding of the connections between brain networks could improve treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Remembering Norton Folsom, MD, a Civil War Veteran, Compassionate Clinician and Early Mass General Leader
Norton Folsom, MD, superintendent of Massachusetts General Hospital from 1872 to 1877, is remembered as a man of “good temper and invariable kindness.”
Symposium Highlights the Legacy of Warren M. Zapol, MD, Mass General’s “Dr. Adventure”
Zapol pioneered the use of nitric oxide for patients in respiratory distress, a discovery that saved countless lives worldwide.
Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for Sept. 8, 2023
The future of cardiac care at Mass General, promising news about a potential Alzheimer’s treatment and much more.
Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for August 25, 2023
Congrats to two pioneering pain researchers, a blood test to predict future CV risk for diabetes patients and lots more.
The Voices of Summer Research Students: Meet Katya Tjahaja
Learn more about the experiences and adventures of a summer research student!
Humans of MGRI: Yirong Zhou, MD, PhD
Yirong Zhou, MD, PhD, is a cardiology researcher who enjoys Game of Thrones and socializing with International Medical Graduates.
The Next Generation of Medical Innovators: Meet the MGRI Summer Students!
Each year 1,200+ summer students come to Mass General to train in our research labs and centers during their time off from school. These are their stories.
Benchmarks: Mass General Research News and Notes for August 21, 2023
Better care for patients in circulatory shock, tips for a good night’s sleep, the importance of the thymus in adults and lots more.