• MGH displays Patriot pride
  To ensure victory in the Super Bowl, the MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center combined its annual Partners in Excellence Awards with a Patriots pep rally Jan. 30. MGHers suited up to have their pictures taken with a life-sized photo of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
  

• Aspirin's role in reducing risk of colorectal cancer
  A new study has found that regular intake of aspirin is associated with a reduced risk of the type of colon polyps that can develop into cancer. Since risk reduction was strongest with aspirin doses higher than those used to prevent cardiovascular disease, however, the researchers say further study is needed to determine for whom the benefits of such treatment would outweigh any potential risks. The report appears in the February issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
  

• The Durant Fellowship: Walking in the footsteps of a great humanitarian
  They are large shoes to fill. When beloved MGH physician, Thomas S. Durant, MD, died in November 2001 from cancer, he left behind a rich, humanitarian history of helping impoverished people in the most deprived parts of the world. Durant, who served the MGH as assistant director, spent most of his career traveling to bleak places such as Cambodia, Albania, Bosnia, Rwanda, Somalia, Croatia and Afghanistan, bringing supplies, medicine, medical expertise and, most important of all, hope to those who had lost all hope of survival. His legacy now lives on with the Thomas S. Durant, MD, Fellowship in Refugee Medicine.
  

• Healing hands help wholesome hearts
  In recognition of National Blood Donor Month, the MGH Blood Donor Center offered free massages Jan. 23, 26 and 30 to all donors who donated blood or blood platelets on those days. Any trace of pre-donation jitters were soothed away as donors were treated to stress-relieving massages courtesy of Kevin von Braun, owner of Orange Sky Massage.
  

• Local students follow their shadow
  Ten motivated high school students from East Boston High School who are interested in learning about potential careers in the health care field "shadowed" various MGH employees Jan. 30 during Boston's annual Groundhog Day Job Shadow Day. Several MGH departments, including the Office of the President, Patient Care Services and Police and Security, participated in this year's event.
  

• Study finds protein role in endometrial cancer
  A collaborative study among MGH researchers from Pathology, Urology and the MGH Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service suggests that a protein known to have a role in regulating cell growth is involved in the development of endometrial cancer, one of the most common gynecological tumors.

• MGHer speaks at Arab Health Fair
  Annekathryn Goodman, MD, of MGH Vincent Gynecologic Oncology, was a keynote speaker at the 2004 Arab Health Fair, which was held at the World Trade Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Jan. 18 to 24.

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