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Featured In Cardiovascular
Longitudinal Care of Patients with Adult Congenital Heart disease
Featured In Cardiovascular
Quality Improvement Informed by an Analytics-Driven System Reduces Hospital Readmissions and Improves Care
A Massachusetts General expert uses data analytics to improve the quality, value and delivery of cardiology care.
Featured In Orthopaedics
Forthcoming App Will Estimate Survival of Patients with Operable Cancer Metastatic to Spine
For individual patients with operable cancer that has metastasized to the spine, a new nomogram accurately estimates 3- and 12-month survival to help orthopedic oncologists choose the best surgical approach. The nomogram will soon be available as a website and mobile app.
Featured In Neuroscience
Q&A with Dr. Sharon Dekel: Understanding Postpartum PTSD
Childbirth is commonly thought to be a happy event with happy outcomes, but research shows that most women report some degree of "postpartum blues." PTSD researcher Sharon Dekel, PhD, seeks to better understand the postpartum mental health challenges faced by mothers and why some women struggle while others thrive.
Featured In Cardiovascular
Five Sessions to See at #AHA18
From machine learning to metabolic disease, the topics discussed and presented by Mass General clinicians and researchers at #2018 foster a dialogue that contributes to the transformation of cardiovascular care in the practice setting and the improvement of heart health for patients.
The Latest Urology Advances
Microwave Ablation: Another Nephron-sparing Option for Localized RCC
Interventional radiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital determined that microwave ablation for localized renal cell carcinoma is safe, well tolerated and preserves renal function.
SRPK2 May Have Key Role in Prostate Cancer Progression and Metastasis
Urologists have demonstrated for the first time that SRPK2, a cell-cycle regulator protein, is upregulated in human prostate cancer and contributes to disease progression and metastasis.
Contributing Physicians
Brian Howard Eisner, MD
Co-Director, Kidney Stone Program, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Douglas Middleton Dahl, MD
Chief, Division of Urologic Oncology, Director of Robotic Surgery, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Advances Specialties
Cardiovascular
The Future of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
David Dudzinski, MD, director of the Heart Center Intensive Care Unit, discusses how his team combines the specialties of cardiology intensive care, cardiac anesthesia and cardiac surgery into a unified care team model to take care of the entire span of patients of acute, critical, cardiovascular illness.
Neuroscience
Cannabis Abstinence Improves Memory in Young People in First Month
New research shows that halting cannabis use for thirty days can have a measurable effect on memory in adolescents and young adults. The study showed improvements in memory functions that are essential for learning.
Orthopaedics
New Advances in Diagnosing and Treating Lisfranc Injuries
In this video, Christopher W. Digiovanni, MD, chief of Foot and Ankle Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, describes how Lisfranc injuries, which affect the main arch of the foot, require operative treatments such as realigning bones and joints or fusing joints together.
December 12, 2018 - June 12, 2019
Grand Rounds: Mass General Cardiology Grand Rounds
The Massachusetts General Hospital Corrigan Minehan Heart Center prepares future health care professionals and trains providers in innovative therapies and care. As part of these efforts, the center hosts regular Grand Rounds presentations from thought leaders and researchers on important cardiology topics. Cardiology Grand Rounds is open to all healthcare professionals.
November 10-12, 2018
Conference: Mass General at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2018
The AHA's Annual Scientific Sessions conference is a global exchange for cardiovascular scientists and clinicians where cutting-edge science and clinical practices are discussed and debated. Specialists from Massachusetts General Hospital will present leading research and innovative treatment approaches in cardiovascular care.
Testing the Efficacy of Intranasal Oxytocin for the Prevention of Postpartum Depression and PTSD
Enrolling pregnant women in a novel research study! We are examining the strength of bonding between mother and infant following consumption of a potentially milk-promoting hormone.
Boston Adolescent Neuroimaging of Depression and Anxiety
We are asking teens ages 14-16 and one of their parents to be part of our study on brain connections in adolescence. Teens and parents will answer questions about thoughts and feelings, and teens will get MRI brain scans.
