News

Sepsis is a disease that kills more than 258,000 Americans each year – that is more than prostate cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined. Yet, for a disease that is so common and deadly, less than half of Americans have ever heard of sepsis.

On Sept. 25, the MGH will participate in National Voter Registration Day. The event will feature information tables where staff, patients and visitors can register to vote in Massachusetts, update their personal information and prepare a voting plan for the mid-term elections Nov. 6.

The Research Roundup is a monthly series highlighting studies, news and events. This month’s column includes new insights into cystic fibrosis, genetic risk factors for heart attacks, the results of vaccination efforts for cholera in Haiti, and potential connections between anxiety and Alzheimer’s disease.

To improve the health of infants and mothers, the MGH has opened the HOPE Clinic, assisting pregnant women like Aryana Moschitto, who is recovering from substance use disorder.

The MGH will soon roll out its newly developed Tornado Protocol. Developed by the Center for Disaster Medicine – which oversees all preparedness and emergency management efforts at the MGH – the protocol outlines hospital plans and procedures in the event of the unexpected weather emergency.

On Aug. 31, 9-year-old Liam Doherty organized his second annual lemonade stand to support the research of Jess Kaplan, MD, clinical director of the MassGeneral Hospital for Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center.

MGH Charlestown Healthcare Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary Sept. 28 from 4-7 pm at the health center.

Occupational Health Services will host Employee Flu Clinics in the Bulfinch Tent from 7 am - 5 pm, Sept. 17 – Sept. 21.

Massachusetts General Hospital embarks on quest to redefine care and tackle nervous system disease