• MGH ranks third in U.S. News' best hospitals list
  In what has become an anticipated annual event, the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospital's" honor roll has been published, ranking the MGH third in the nation. MGH Psychiatry again ranked first in the psychiatry category for the ninth year in a row.

• Clinical research at its best
  "We are blessed at this institution with a number of very talented investigators who do the type of research only an academic medical center can do," said Peter L. Slavin, MD, MGH president, in his welcome to the hospital's second annual Clinical Research Day June 24.
  

• Reducing side effects in prostate cancer patients
  An alternative way of blocking hormone activity in prostate cancer patients produces fewer side effects and may be a better choice than standard therapy for some patients. In the July Journal of Clinical Oncology, MGH researchers describe how patients taking bicalutamide, which blocks receptors for testosterone and other hormones, had improved bone density and reported fewer side effects than did those taking leuprolide, a traditional form of hormone therapy that lowers hormone production.
  

• Public Transportation 101: Getting to the MGH during the DNC
  While news reports keep reminding the general public about how difficult it will be to get in and out of the city during the upcoming Democratic National Convention (DNC) — being held July 26 to 29 at the Fleet Center — the MGH would like to remind patients, visitors and employees that the hospital still will be accessible during that time.
  

• Support service staff honored
  The MGH support staff was welcomed under the Bulfinch tent June 22 for a celebratory luncheon recognizing the important work that they do. Plates were stacked high as support staff members took a well-deserved break from their busy day to enjoy the complimentary catered lunch.
  

• Cruising toward a second chance
  Bim Holt has a second chance at life thanks to his MGH caregivers and to generous people who donated life-saving blood products. He was hospitalized for nearly a month at the MGH after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia in November of 2002. As a patient at the MGH Cancer Center, Holt received chemotherapy treatments, which can destroy healthy blood cells as well as leukemia cells.

• Patriots, prizes and popcorn
  On a warm, early summer day MGHers gathered under the Bulfinch tent June 29 for the annual summer picnic, hosted by Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of the MGH. MGHers enjoyed a complimentary lunch while listening to the reggae tunes of the Volume II Steel Band.

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