• New intraoperative MRI advances Neurosurgery at the MGH
  The new device differs from other MRIs in that, rather than being heavy and stationary, it is compact enough to easily maneuver in a standard operating room. "This is the MRI equivalent of a portable X-ray," says Robert Martuza, MD, chief of MGH of Neurosurgery.

• Soccer stars spread cheer to pediatric patients
  Two members of the Boston Breakers women's soccer team brought their energy — and a few game tips — to MassGeneral Hospital for Children when they paid a visit to Ellison 18 July 16.

• Patients, staff bid farewell to beloved MGH doctor
  For nearly half a century, John D. Stoeckle, MD, of MGH Internal Medicine, has been a beloved figure both in the hospital and in his large and diverse community of patients. Hundreds of those patients, along with colleagues and friends, gathered to thank Stoeckle at his retirement celebration July 12.

• Medical music: Partners Night at the Pops
  Great minds both in music and medicine joined together at Boston's Symphony Hall July 13 for the fourth annual "Partners Night at the Pops: A Celebration in Honor of our Physicians."

• Vital Signs

• Offering hope for breast cancer patients
  Friends with Hope founders Janet Ballantine and Cheryl Cavallo of Pembroke, Mass., recently presented the MGH with a check for $20,000 to support breast cancer research.

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