She's a medical miracle. Could her animal transplant success be just the beginning?
Towana Looney of Alabama is 'going strong and feeling great' after a pig kidney transplant. No one has lived longer with an ...
Shorter chromosome caps may predict stroke, dementia
People with shorter telomeres, the protective caps at the end of chromosomes, inside their white blood cells may be more ...
Mass. man convicted of attacking Lowell General Hospital nurse in 2021
A Lowell man was found guilty of attacking a nurse at Lowell General Hospital by striking her twice with a fire extinguisher.
Americans are drinking less, and not just in January
Damp January, the relaxed cousin of the Dry January trend, can help develop healthy habits beyond the first month of the year ...
Feeling low? How is your gut health? Bacteria may trigger depression, study says
Intestinal bacteria that set off an autoimmune inflammatory response could be the reason you are feeling down, researchers ...
When ICE comes to the hospital: AG Campbell reassures health care facilities of their rights to provide care
Among the recommendations: designating private areas within the facility that are closed to the public, requiring all ...
Matthew Perry Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Officially Launch Fellowship in Addiction Medicine
The Matthew Perry Foundation Fellowship in Addiction Medicine — the first official program to bear the late actor's name outside of the nonprofit — has selected Dr. Sarah "SK Kler for its inaugural ...
Healey slammed for looking at children’s rehab hospital as a ‘budget problem’
Staffers at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children are calling on Maura Healey to visit their Canton facility after the ...
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Partnership between Metro Boston Alive and Mass General Brigham fosters new trust for addiction care
When Metro Boston Alive, a recovery center near Nubian Square, joined Mass General Brigham to work in nearby communities to address challenges around substance use disorder, it was an unlikely ...
Ashburnham native to oversee clinical care as new president of Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Ashburnham native Kevin Whitney currently serves as vice president of community operations for Mass. General Brigham's ...
Town of Norwood, Massachusetts, creates working group with goal of reopening Norwood Hospital
The task will fall on us to do the heavy lifting; we need to find a viable operator with the capital to reopen Norwood ...
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Mass General Brigham hospital names president, COO
Kevin Whitney, DNP, RN, was appointed president and COO of Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. Dr. Whitney brings more than 34 years ...