Massachusetts General Hospital

As coronavirus data trends upwards in Massachusetts, experts suggested we could see a second surge in cases this fall, when the flu returns.

Thousands of doctors are joining an effort to get their patients registered to vote across the nation in a program started by a Massachusetts physician. “There is a demographic overlap of folks in this country who are not registered to vote and folks who struggle with accessing health care,” Massachusetts General Hospital Emergency Room Dr. Alister Martin said. That demographic…

School districts must submit summaries of their preliminary reopening plans to the state Friday as Massachusetts figures out how to get students back in the classroom amid the pandemic.

Massachusetts General Hospital’s Dr. Alister Martin started VotER, a program that allows doctors to help their patients easily register to vote, after studies found a direct correlation between voting and good health.

Massachusetts General Hospital has been recognized as one of the best in the country, but it slipped in the rankings from the No. 2 spot it held last year. The Boston hospital, which is part of the Mass General Brigham hospital system formerly known as Partners HealthCare, was ranked sixth in an “honor roll” ranking by U.S. News & World…

UMass Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital are the first to safely use gene therapy to treat two research patients with ALS.

Millions of people have seen the iconic 1976 photograph of Ted Landsmark being attacked by anti-busing protesters on Boston City Hall Plaza, but few know him by name and most are unaware of his life as an educator and proponent of equal rights in Boston and beyond. While Landsmark concedes he will be forever associated with the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo,...

Mass General Brigham, formerly Partners HealthCare, is cutting executive pay and benefits as they project $2 billion in losses by the end of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Through May, the company has lost approximately $800 million in patient service revenue, according to a spokesperson. To address the loss, Mass General Brigham is reducing executive and senior leadership…

Researchers at three Boston hospitals are developing an at-home smell test that may detect the early stages of the novel coronavirus.

A new study found that people’s decision on whether to wear a mask may depend on where they get the news and what political party they identify with.

#FitForTheFrontLine is a national fitness challenge to show appreciation for front line workers. NBC10 Boston, NECN and Telemundo Boston are partnering with over 20 health care organizations, including Mass General Brigham and Brown Medicine, to kick off a nationwide movement of physical activity on May 26. The event will culminate on June 14. We’re challenging people to think about an…

As businesses slowly start to get back to normal, a Boston hospital is doing the same as coronavirus cases decline.

Seeing a decline in coronavirus patients, Massachusetts General Hospital is shifting their resources, according to the Boston Globe. Ann Prestipino, a senior vice president at MGH who has been overseeing the hospital’s coronavirus response, told the Boston Globe that the hospital is now caring for 200 patients compared to the more than 400 they were seeing before. Parts of the…

A senior vice president at Massachusetts General Hospital said they are shifting resources amid a decline in coronavirus patients, according to the Boston Globe.

A new study looking at coronavirus antibodies and community spread in the Boston area found that nine out of 10 residents have not been exposed to COVID-19. The city partnered with Massachusetts General Hospital and the Boston Public Health Commission to test about 1,000 asymptomatic residents to evaluate community exposure to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The…

An antibody study in Boston is providing a better picture of the coronavirus infection rate in the city.

More than 1,000 doctors, including some from Massachusetts General Hospital, are comparing notes on a new mysterious illness among children that has emerged as a rare but potentially deadly condition linked to the coronavirus. A team of doctors has formed to help develop guidelines for pediatricians after treating a few children with the condition, according to the Boston Herald. The…

At least 10 children in Massachusetts have been treated for a mysterious illness, named Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C.

Brookline officials will begin testing 200 first responders and essential workers in town this week as part of an antibody testing project in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital. A total of 600 people— 200 of the town’s first responders and essential workers, plus 400 residents  — will be tested in the initiative to determine the prevalence of coronavirus antibodies among…

The town of Brookline will begin testing 600 first responders, essential workers and residents Monday as part of an anitbody testing effort in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital.