Massachusetts General Hospital

11/25/2025

Caitlin Coit, NP, at Mass General Brigham for Children, wants to remind families that e-bikes and e-scooters can be dangerous for young children. We do not recommend any electric or motorized bikes or scooters for kids under 16. As you shop for holiday gifts during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, please keep this in mind. We also encourage everyone to wear a helmet and use safety gear when riding any type of bike or scooter, electric or not.

11/25/2025

Many resources, such as land, water, labor, & energy, go into producing food, and when it's wasted, there are social, environmental, and economic impacts. Wynne Armand, MD, associate director at the Mass General Center for the Environment and Health, explains how to reduce waste this Thanksgiving with Boston 25 News:

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11/24/2025

A beautiful fall day at Mass General. 🍂

11/21/2025

Felipe Pincinato will never meet the person who saved his life. In 2023, when Felipe was 18 years old, and ready to leave his hometown of Jundiai, Brazil, to start college, he was diagnosed with an incurable form of lymphoma. Today, he is in full remission, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous Mass General patient and the expertise of hematopathologist and investigator, Abner Louissaint, Jr, MD, PhD, and his research team.

Years before Felipe’s diagnosis, and half a world away, an anonymous Mass General patient battling the same rare lymphoma made a fateful decision. Faced with a terminal diagnosis, this patient donated a sample of his tumor for research, in the hope that it might one day help others. That tissue was used by Dr. Louissaint’s team to create the first patient-derived model of ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma. With the support of Dr. Louissaint, Felipe’s care team in Brazil was able to successfully use the resulting treatment protocol, saving his life.

“My passion is using patient-derived models of aggressive lymphomas to discover new and effective therapeutic options for aggressive lymphomas,” says Dr. Louissaint. “And the reward for all of our hard work is seeing how the science can change people’s lives.”
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11/20/2025

Mass General Brigham researchers have found that more teens are arriving in psychiatric crisis with THC in their system since recreational cannabis became legal in Massachusetts. Clinical psychologist and researcher, Cheryl Y. S. Foo, PhD, calls the trend “startling” and emphasizes the risks high-potency products pose to developing brains. Learn more about the rise in youth psychiatric emergencies in Massachusetts:

More young people experiencing a psychiatric emergency began showing up in the emergency department of a Boston hospital with cannabis in their system after recreational ma*****na was legalized than before, according to a new study.

11/19/2025

Unrestricted support plays an important role in transforming patient care at Mass General and Mass General Brigham. That’s why all donations to the will be matched dollar-for-dollar this season, allowing support from our community to go twice as far. Make your gift to the MGH Fund today to have it doubled or mark your calendar for December 2 to be part of this powerful generosity movement! http://spklr.io/6182BMUye

11/18/2025

Jan Shifren, MD, director of the Mass General Midlife Women's Health Center, sat down with WCVB Channel 5 Boston to discuss hormone therapy treatments. Learn more:

Dr. Jan Shifrin from the MGH Midlife Women's Health Center discusses the recent FDA decision to remove the black box warning from from hormone therapy treatments.

11/17/2025

Sunset from the roof at Mass General.

11/17/2025

New research from Mass General Brigham sheds light on how heavy alcohol use may impact brain health.

Heavy alcohol use is linked to more severe brain bleeds and earlier long-term brain damage.

11/14/2025

"We consider 98.6F to be normal body temperature, but some people naturally run higher or lower," says Joseph Kopp, MD, emergency medicine physician at Mass General Brigham. Learn when a fever can be safely managed at home and when it's time to call your doctor. http://spklr.io/6184BMRQg

11/14/2025

Celebrating 1 Year of Kayce at Mass General Brigham for Children! 🐾🎉
One year ago, we welcomed Kayce, our gentle and loving facility dog made possible through a grant from Dunkin' Joy In Childhood Foundation. Since then, he has brought comfort, confidence and joy to countless patients and families.

“When Kayce enters the room, the whole dynamic changes,” says his handler, Child Life Specialist Eva Mintz, MS, CCLS. From easing anxiety during procedures to helping kids take their first steps after surgery, Kayce has become an essential part of the care team.”

“He is truly part of the care plan for so many of our patients,” adds nursing director Lori Pugsley, RN, MEd, DNP, NEA-BC.
Thank you, Kayce, for a year filled with comfort, joy and endless tail wags. Here’s to many more!

11/13/2025

After years of living with aortic stenosis, vocalist Sara Bielanksi faced the possibility of losing not just her health but her voice as well. At Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute, cardiac surgeon Jordan Bloom, MD, MPH performed the Ross procedure, a complex surgery that restored her heart health without affecting her ability to sing. Learn more: http://spklr.io/6181BMRSZ