• Arthritis drug may reduce cardiovascular death risk
  Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who take the common drug methotrexate may have a reduced risk of dying, particularly from cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the April 6 issue of The Lancet.

• Honoring excellence with Pam Ellis Memorial Secretarial Award
  Ann Quinn, chief secretary for the MGH Stroke Service, received the Pam Ellis Memorial Secretarial Award at the at the Secretarial/Clerical Staff Day luncheon held under the Bulfinch Tent April 24.

• MGH hosts international council
  Researchers from around the world gathered April 17 through 20 at the MGH and Harvard Medical School for the 47th annual meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council.

• Bringing comfort to MGH patients
  Many employees bring comfort to patients every day by tending to their clinical needs. But a small group of hospital employees and volunteers recently gathered to bring a different kind of comfort to those who are sick. The group, called the MGH Comforters, share a love and talent for making quilts, and they have made 20 of the special creations for MGH patients and their families.

• Pitching in to help win the game
  It was a momentous occasion for Peter Slavin, MD, chairman and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization. Slavin was invited to throw the first pitch at the Red Sox vs. Yankees game April 12 in front of a packed stadium of more than 32,000 fans.

• Vital Signs: Fiscal Year 2002 first-quarter results
  A quarterly status report of hospital performance

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