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The Next Generation of Innovators: Meet the Summer Research Students at Mass General Brigham
Each year 1,200+ summer students come to Mass General to train in our research labs and centers. These are their stories.
HEAL Provides Health Care Workers with Tools to Identify and Help Human Trafficking Victims
Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH, of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), is a nationally recognized expert in caring for patients affected by human trafficking. Over a decade ago, Stoklosa co-founded HEAL Trafficking, a non-profit with a mission to end human trafficking and support survivors through public-health based approaches. In this…
How One Doctor is Helping to Shift the Culture of Silence on Physician Mental Health
What happens when the culture that trains physicians to suppress emotions starts to affect their own well-being?
Meet Nejma Reza, our Summer Science Communication Intern
Nejma is a rising junior at Northwestern University with a double major in neuroscience and journalism.
How Telehealth Is Helping to Connect Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to Crucial Health Services
Despite early concerns, pivoting to telehealth during the COVID-190 pandemic was effective for physicians and patients alike.
How a Scientist Followed Curiosity (and Love) to Build an Innovative Tool to Track Changes in the Gut Microbiome
Developed by scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, ChronoStrain is a cutting-edge tool that tracks changes in bacterial populations over time.
Why Do Symptoms Linger in Some People After an Infection? A Conversation on Post-Acute Infection Syndromes
Long COVID and ME/CFS are part of a growing group of post-infection illnesses affecting millions worldwide.
Changing the Tune: Four MGB Research Projects at the Intersection of Music and Medicine
Among other benefits, music can reduce anxiety in patients undergoing breast exams and Caesarean sections and improve pain tolerance.
Why Do We Get Allergies? Mass General Brigham Scientist Explains the Surprising Science Behind the Itch
Despite how common they are, we still don’t fully understand why some people develop allergies while others don’t.
Five Things to Know: How a Shift From Treatment to Prevention Could Reduce the Impact of Neurological Diseases
An new approach approach that prioritizes maintaining lifelong brain health could prevent the onset of stroke, dementia and other diseases.