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As baby boomers reach their senior years and life expectancy increases, so does the number of older adults who live with both complex chronic diseases as well as common aging-related conditions and illnesses.

On July 14, David Sweetser, MD, chief of Medical Genetics and Metabolism at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, threw the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox versus Los Angeles Dodgers game at Fenway Park.

Mary Lyons Hunter, PsyD, director of Behavioral Health at MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center, shared her story with a group of teenagers at the beginning of their career-finding journeys at a July 12 Helping Each Other event.

Mindfulness, wholeness and positive imagery were the main themes of the July 16 Conversations with Caregivers program, “Recovering wholeness: How caregivers can benefit from guided imagery.”

The MGH Center for Disaster Medicine wants to remind staff of the hospital’s tornado protocol, which outlines plans and procedures for MGH staff in the event of the unexpected weather emergency.

In three short videos, Brian Yun, MD, MPH, MGH Emergency Medicine physician, shares tips on how you can stay safe, keep cool, and explains the symptoms and differences between heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

The Awards and Honors newsletter features recent awards and honors recognizing our talented and dedicated MGH staff and employees.

On April 23, the second phase of the MGH’s bed reallocation project took place as part of the hospital’s multipronged approach to addressing capacity constraints at the MGH.

Research at the MGH is interwoven throughout more than 30 departments, centers and units and is conducted with the support and guidance of the MGH Research Institute.