• MGHer makes remarkable recovery to run marathon
  Jennifer Roberts, RN, admits she is a little nervous about running in the Boston Marathon April 15. The 24-year-old has always wanted to run in the world-famous athletic event. In fact, last year she had trained with the MassGeneral Marathon Team, but just before her marathon debut, Roberts was struck with a debilitating neurological condition that left her unable to walk, let alone run. Now, a year later, after a remarkable recovery, Roberts is training again — and determined to complete the run of her life.

• Simple blood test may be able to predict risk of preeclampsia
  A simple blood test conducted during the first trimester of pregnancy may be able to identify women at risk for preeclampsia, a common and dangerous complication of late pregnancy. A study from the MGH Renal Unit has found that women who eventually developed preeclampsia, also called toxemia, were more likely early in pregnancy to have had reduced blood levels of a protein called SHBG, a known marker for insulin resistance.

• MGH Blood Transfusion Service celebrates
  Donors have been flocking to the MGH Blood Donor Center this week to give the gift of life in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the MGH Blood Transfusion Service (BTS). The BTS is celebrating its anniversary throughout the month.

• In memoriam
  Juan M. Taveras, MD, MGH radiologist-in-chief emeritus, died March 28, in his native Dominican Republic. He was 82.

• Celebrating Children and HealthCare Week
  Kids and families will be winners when MassGeneral Hospital for Children celebrates Children and HealthCare Week, April 21 to May 3, with the theme "Olympics of Good Health: Light the Fire Within."

• Breaking the language barrier
  As patient diversity increases, many employees at the hospital want to learn — and sometimes need to learn — a second language for their jobs. The MGH offers an on-site program called Spanish for Health Care to address this need.

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