• Simply the best: MGH recognizes nurses
  There were no guest speakers, Power Point presentations or slide shows. Instead, there were poignant clips from the television show "The West Wing," a mock television game show resembling "The Family Feud" and a rendition of the rock song "Simply the Best" by singer Tina Turner. This out-of-the-ordinary event was "MGH Nursing: The Journey of a Lifetime," held May 9 in the O'Keeffe auditorium to honor MGH nurses during Nurse Recognition Week, May 5 to 12.
  

• Martinos Center dedicates powerful new imaging equipment
  Two state-of-the-art imaging units — both one of a kind — were dedicated April 29 by the Athinoula A. Martinos Center, a collaboration among the MGH, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School, located at the MGH NMR Center at CNY. A powerful 7-Tesla MRI system and a 306-channel magnetoencephalographic (MEG) system will give Martinos Center researchers an unprecedented ability to study the brain's normal activity and how that activity is disturbed by addictive behaviors and neurologic or psychiatric illnesses.

• Writing about medicine: medical reporters gain insight at the MGH
  As a world-class leader in health care, the MGH often is featured in the news — from the latest in cutting-edge research to state-of-the-art technology to excellence in the delivery of patient care to commentary about health policy. To present a more in-depth look at some burgeoning technologies, the MGH recently hosted a group of 10 reporters from local print and broadcast outlets who were participating in the Health Coverage Fellowship, sponsored by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation.
  

• Engaged in a battle with cancer, a patient gives back to the hospital
  Roselyn Karll doesn't like the statistics about the kind of cancer she has. According to the American Cancer Society, about 30,300 people in the United States currently have pancreatic cancer, and more than 29,000 will die from the disease. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death. Karll, who was diagnosed with the disease a year ago, continues to receive chemotherapy to control her cancer, which is inoperable. She is determined in her current battle, and she also is determined to do something to help others with this disease.
  

• MGH Public Affairs launches website
  This week, MGH Public Affairs launched a new website for the MGH community, offering better access to news items about the hospital and its various activities. Accessible by selecting "News & Information" or "News" on the MGH home page, the hospital's official communications site features links to breaking news, recent press releases and media coverage about the hospital, its staff and employees. The site also features the latest issue of the MGH Hotline newsletter.
  

• Revving up for "Safety on Wheels"
  Children of all ages are invited to the MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center's annual "Safety on Wheels" event June 1, from noon to 3 pm in the parking lot of the health center, located at 151 Everett Ave. in Chelsea.

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