Massachusetts General Hospital

5/22/2013: Survey points out deficiencies in addictions training for medical residents A 2012 survey of internal medicine residents at Massachusetts General Hospital found that more than half rated the training they had received in addiction and other substance use disorders as fair or poor. In response to the findings the MGH has increased residents' training in addiction medicine.

5/20/13: Genetic diversity within tumors predicts outcome in head and neck cancer A new measure of the heterogeneity – the variety of genetic mutations – of cells within a tumor appears to predict treatment outcomes of patients with the most common type of head and neck cancer.

5/15/13: Study finds disagreement on the role of primary care nurse practitioners A New England Journal of Medicine study finds that, while primary care physicians and nurse practitioners agree that nurse practitioners "should be able to practice to the full extent of their education and training," they significantly disagree about some proposed changes to the scope of nurse practitioners' responsibilities.

5/14/13: Treatment with two osteoporosis drugs better at increasing bone density than single-drug therapy A combination of two FDA-approved osteoporosis drugs with different mechanisms of action was found to increase bone density better than treatment with either drug alone in a small clinical trial.

5/13/13: Massachusetts General Hospital Receives Highest Nursing Credential With Prestigious Magnet® Recognition … Again The Massachusetts General Hospital has again attained Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program®. This voluntary credentialing program recognizes excellence in nursing and is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.