Hospitals
Harvard Medical School Researchers Awarded $1.3 Million Prize
Six Harvard Medical School researchers have been awarded the prestigious 2014 António Champalimaud Vision Award—a $1.3 million gift—recognizing the development of an anti-angiogenic therapy (drugs that halt […]
Boston Researchers Named to List of ‘Influential Scientific Minds’
Researchers from several Boston hospitals and universities have been named to Thompson Reuter’s 2014 list of the “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.” Released earlier this summer, […]
Emerson Hospital’s Unsung Hero
In its 103-year history, Concord’s Emerson Hospital has allowed only one volunteer in its nursery: 84-year-old Alberta Genetti. It’s not hard to see why — […]
Lahey Hospital Earns Elite Designation
Lahey Health announced Tuesday that its flagship hospital, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, was the first institution in the United States to be designated an […]
Another Shark Is Hosting a Hospital Competition
Boston Children’s Hospital’s Global Pediatric Summit, Taking on Tomorrow, will feature what reps are calling an “Innovation Tank.” It’s a forum designed to “give pediatric […]
Beth Israel Deaconess’s New Clinic Is Open in Chestnut Hill
A new, comprehensive outpatient center called Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare-Chestnut Hill, opened its doors July 15. A part of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), the […]
Mass General Ranked Second in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals List
For the second year in a row, Massachusetts General Hospital has been named the No. 2 hospital in the country. No surprise here. What is […]
Mayor Walsh Reflects on Overcoming Childhood Cancer
Everyone knows that Mayor Walsh grew up and still lives in Dorchester, but he also spent four years of his childhood living elsewhere: Boston Children’s […]
‘Fashion Project’ Teams Up With the Jimmy Fund
Fashion Project, a company that takes slightly used clothing and turns it into charity dollars, has teamed up with Lord & Taylor and the Jimmy […]
BIDMC Cancer Center Launches Institute for RNA Medicine
The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has launched the Institute for RNA Medicine (iRM), a research institution where scientists from multiple […]
Hospitals Collaborate to Open ‘Undiagnosed Disease Center’
When you live in Boston, it’s easy to forget that your “local” hospitals are some of the best in the world. So when they team up […]
Lynn Woman Walks in Charity Fashion Show for BMC Cancer Care
Elys Rullan Rivera can recall perfectly the day she got the news. It was November 2013, just a few months after her 20th birthday, and […]
Boston Leads the Nation in NIH Funding
For the 19th consecutive year, Boston leads all other cities in the U.S. in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. It should be no surprise with […]
Spider-Man Swings By Boston Children’s
When patients at Boston Children’s Hospital opened their blinds Thursday, their usual view was obstructed—by a superhero. Spider-Man stopped by the hospital to take part in […]
Beth Israel Deaconess Creates a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is creating a multidisciplinary approach to one of the most challenging cancers—pancreatic cancer. The Cancer Center at BIDMC is […]