IV Bag Shortage Hits Hospitals Nationwide During Flu Season
BOSTON (CBS) – Just as flu season hits its stride, there is a nationwide shortage of intravenous bags. The problem can be traced to Hurricane Maria. When the storm hit Puerto Rico in September, it...
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MGH Doctors Touched By Gun Violence Make A Plea for Action
BOSTON (CBS) — While trauma surgeons are trained to treat victims of violence, they’re not robots. They’re humans, too, and watching children fall prey to senseless tragedy can take its toll on them as...
View ArticleDiabetes Breakthrough: Common Vaccine Can Improve Blood Sugar Levels Long-Term
BOSTON (CBS) – Researchers at Mass General Hospital announced a breakthrough in treating Type 1 Diabetes. In a long-term study released Thursday, patients in a clinical trial had their blood sugar...
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FDA Approves Clinical Trial Of Trauma Foam In Patients At MGH
BOSTON (CBS) – The FDA has approved the use of a potentially lifesaving foam on patients in a clinical trial. “It’s remarkable and it’s very exciting for us,” said Dr. David King, a trauma surgeon at...
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Girl Refuses To Leave Best Friend’s Side After Open Heart Surgery
BOSTON (CBS) – If you see Izzy Putnam or Addie Moulton from Andover, you will spot the other one, even in the hospital. When asked if she would rather be anywhere else, Addie shook her head no. In...
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‘Take Action’: Dave McGillivray’s Message To Anyone Ignoring Symptoms Of...
BOSTON (CBS) – There aren’t many people who run their age in miles every year. Dave McGillivray does. From the time he was a boy, he’s celebrated his good health and love of running with a personal...
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Hundreds Of Police Officers Grow Beards To Help Veterans
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s something you won’t see any other month but November, police officers with beards. That’s usually against the rules, but this is No Shave November and the beards are helping them...
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Breast Cancer Gene Also Linked To Prostate And Pancreatic Cancers
BOSTON (CBS) – Alex Fitzpatrick went from Hollywood screenwriter to Massachusetts restaurant owner so she and her husband could spend more time with her children. When she recently found out her risk...
View ArticleDavid Ortiz Takes First Steps After Surgeries For Gunshot Wound
BOSTON (CBS) – Red Sox legend David Ortiz took his first steps in a Boston hospital two days after being shot in the Dominican Republic. “Today, he’s stable. He’s talking with his family and even took...
View ArticleMGH Study: ‘Traffic Light’ Food Labels Lead To Healthier Eating
BOSTON (CBS) – “Red light, green light” isn’t just a kids’ game, but it’s a tactic one local hospital is using to encourage healthier eating by its employees. And according to a new study, it’s...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Exercise Helps Prevent Alzheimer’s
BOSTON (CBS) – A new study shows that being more physically active may help protect seniors from Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from the Harvard Aging Brain Study at Massachusetts General Hospital...
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MGH Team Will Help With Hurricane Recovery Efforts In Bahamas
BOSTON (CBS) – Lindsey Martin is a nurse practitioner at Mass General Hospital. Her job is to assist doctors and patients. But when disaster strikes in parts of the world, Lindsey packs her bags and...
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Boston Woman Worried She Has Coronavirus Could Not Get Tested
BOSTON (CBS) – “When I woke up, I had a bad cough and sort of a feeling, like shortness of breath,” Hillary King said via FaceTime from her home in the North End. She’s worried she has coronavirus, and...
View ArticleProtective Gear Needed To Prevent ‘Tragic Situation’ While Treating...
BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts General Hospital president Peter Slavin stressed the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and gowns during the coronavirus outbreak. Slavin said if...
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James Taylor, Wife Donate $1M To Mass General’s Coronavirus Efforts
BOSTON (CBS) – Singer James Taylor and his wife, Kim, have donated $1 million to Massachusetts General Hospital to support its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The gift will allow the hospital...
View Article‘Like A War Zone’: Nurses Worried For Safety As Coronavirus Cases Climb
BOSTON (CBS) – More hospital workers are being diagnosed with COVID-19, or going into quarantine, which takes them off the front line in the battle against the deadly virus. Trish Powers is a nurse at...
View ArticleCoronavirus Latest: MGH Nurses Thrilled To Be Getting Some Of Patriots N95...
BOSTON (CBS) – Doctors, nurses and medical workers across Massachusetts are getting some critical equipment from the state and the New England Patriots to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Gov....
View ArticleCoronavirus Diagnosis Prompts Mass General Hospital Doctor To Join...
BOSTON (AP) – The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support...
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Bobby Orr Writes Letter Of Support To Mass General: ‘Keep On Fighting The...
Bobby Orr is doing his best to replicate the appreciation he's always received, specifically sending out a message of support for the doctors, nurses and staff at Mass General Hospital.
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‘It Tricks You’: Healthy 27-Year-Old Shares Coronavirus Recovery Story
CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – Cameron Karosis is a healthy 27-year-old. The Cambridge man eats nutritional foods and exercises daily. He started working from home for his company Hubspot in early March when the...
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Two Resident Doctors Celebrate Socially Distant Wedding
BOSTON (CBS) – A global pandemic could not keep one couple from celebrating their dream day. Over the weekend, Michael Septer-Zapata and Tasha Evanoff said “I do” during a socially distant wedding...
View ArticleMGH Coronavirus Case Study In Chelsea Will Help Researchers Understand Immunity
CHELSEA (CBS) – At the crossroads of a pandemic and some of the best minds in medicine is Chelsea’s Bellingham Square. Last week, Massachusetts General researchers took to the six-way junction for a...
View ArticleBoston Partners With MGH On Coronavirus Antibody Study
BOSTON (CBS) – The City of Boston is partnering with Mass General Hospital on a coronavirus antibody study. “This antibody testing initiative is certainly a big step forward,” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh...
View ArticleCoronavirus Study: Nitric Oxide Could Help Patients Breathe Easier
BOSTON (CBS) – An old treatment, used in a new way, could help Covid-19 patients who are having trouble breathing. Right now, researchers at mass general and several other hospitals are looking into...
View ArticleTwo Boston Hospitals Team Up In ‘Urgent’ Race To Create Coronavirus Vaccine
BOSTON (CBS) – Two Boston hospitals are teaming up in the race to find a cure for the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital are working...
View ArticleCeltics Owner Wyc Grousbeck Donates $1 Million Toward COVID-19 Vaccine...
BOSTON (CBS) — Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck has donated $1 million toward local efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. The money has gone toward funding the efforts being made by scientists at...
View ArticleNurses Ask Public To Honor Them By Social Distancing On National Nurses Day
BOSTON (CBS) – An army of nurses crossed Cambridge Street during lunch hour at Massachusetts General Hospital Wednesday. “Every day I go into work, and I feel like I’m doing good work,” one nurse said....
View ArticleBoston Researchers Work On Smell Test For Early Detection Of Coronavirus
BOSTON (CBS) – Many patients with Covid-19 have reported a loss of taste and smell. Now researchers at Mass General, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital are working on a...
View ArticleChildren May Be ‘Silent Spreaders’ Of Coronavirus, New Mass General Study Says
BOSTON (CBS) – A new Mass General Hospital study is adding to concerns that children may be considered “silent spreaders” of coronavirus. Read: Massachusetts General Study On Children Spreading...
View ArticleMassachusetts Man Dies From Eating Too Much Black Licorice
(AP) – A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the...
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Infectious Disease Doctor On COVID Surge: ‘Concerned Is An Understatement’
BOSTON (CBS) – With new COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts surpassing 5,000 for two straight days, healthcare professionals are growing increasingly worried about the strain on the system. “I think...
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President-Elect Biden Names Mass General Hospital Doctor Rochelle Walensky As...
BOSTON (CBS) – The chief of infectious diseases at Mass General Hospital is set to become the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. President-elect Joe Biden has selected Dr....
View ArticleMass General Nursing Director ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Further COVID Surge
BOSTON (CBS) – The nursing director at Massachusetts General Hospital issued a dire warning Tuesday, saying she and her colleagues are “gravely concerned” about the rise of COVID cases in the state...
View ArticleMusic Therapy Helps MGH Doctors Cope With COVID Trauma
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s true that not all heroes wear capes. Mass General doctors Hemal Sampat and Kathy Tran wear scrubs. “We have seen COVID every single day. We’ve had to deal with the hurt that...
View ArticleNew MGH Study Finds Possible Reason Behind Redheads’ Differing Pain Tolerance
BOSTON (CBS) – A Massachusetts General Hospital study may have found why redheads have a different tolerance for pain. Researchers say people with red hair have pigment-producing cells on their skin...
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Robert Kraft & Mass General Hospital Team Up To Create Mobile COVID Services...
CHELSEA (CBS) – As more people become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine, the more challenging it is becoming for people in underserved communities to gain access to it. “It’s been a really hard year for...
View Article‘I Know A Lot Of People Who Have Quit’: Friday Deadline For Boston Hospital...
BOSTON (CBS) – Friday was deadline day at three major hospitals in Boston. “I know a lot of people who have quit their jobs because they didn’t want to get the vaccination,” said nursing student Ariana...
View ArticleIconic College Basketball Analyst Dick Vitale Released From Mass General...
BOSTON (CBS) – Legendary college basketball analyst Dick Vitale was released from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston Wednesday, a day after having vocal cord surgery. The ESPN star has publicly...
View ArticleMass General Hospital To Pay $14.6M To Settle Lawsuit Over Overlapping Surgeries
BOSTON (CBS) — Mass General Hospital will pay $14.6 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that trainees performed surgeries without proper supervision. The lawsuit also alleges that supervising surgeons...
View Article$2B Mass General Hospital Expansion Project Approved For Downtown Boston
BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts General Hospital has received final approval from the state to move forward with an expansion project in downtown Boston. The nearly $2 billion expansion, which was given...
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