Massachusetts General Hospital News

The AGA Research Foundation announced a new grant that intends to stimulate research into the relationship between the gut microbiota, one of today's most exciting areas of science, and digestive health and disease.

According to NFL Network's Albert Breer, the surgery will be performed by Dr. Jesse Jupiter at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

After sharing that he was suffering from vocal paralysis, Google's CEO Larry Page has donated millions of dollars to the Voice Health Institute to aid research on solving problems that lead to human voice loss.

A man suffered serious burns to his hands and feet after a two-alarm fire destroyed his home early this morning.

Physicians and nurse practitioners agree that NPs should practice "to the full extent of their license." But the two groups strongly disagree on whether doctors and nurse practitioners should receive equal pay for providing the same services and on whether NPs can lead a patient-centered medical home practice, according to a survey published in the ... (more)

Like the general public, health care professionals may hold certain stereotypes regarding sexual activity and childbearing among women with disabilities.

Boston medical experts say the latest science backs up 37-year-old actress Angelina Jolie's bold, heartbreaking choice to undergo a double mastectomy.

A new combination drug therapy for osteoporosis appears to increase bone density more effectively than any treatment now on the market, according to the results of a small clinical trial.

Stage actor Vincent G. Dowling, who had a long-time association with Ireland's national theater company and performed several times in the Reagan White House, has died in Massachusetts at age 83.

BASEBALL Shane Victorino , who crashed into the right-field wall at Fenway Park Sunday , was cleared to play for the Red Sox.

Ann E. Humphrey, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, May 10, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a brief illness.

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Duke University have identified genetic mutations that appear to underlie a rare but devastating syndrome combining reproductive failure with cerebellar ataxia - a lack of muscle coordination - and dementia.

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The family of 2-year-old Devon Gould has been spending as much time as possible alongside his hospital bed, praying the child will overcome serious brain injuries following an alleged beating by his mother.

The state Public Health Council granted a license Wednesday that will let Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston acquire the 140-bed Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.

A fire at a home in Hampden on Wednesday night caused a woman to jump out of a second story window.

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses will present the Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career to Sally Millar, RN, MBA.

Charlestown resident and BHCHP founder and president, Dr. Jim O'Connell, center, poses with gala honorees John Henry and Larry Lucchino of the Red Sox.

Government data released Wednesday show huge ranges in what local hospitals charge for the same medical procedures.

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