• MGHers embark on a mission of mercy
  Anticipation and excitement filled the Sweet Conference Room Jan. 24 when a group of 25 nurses, 14 physicians, two social workers and a nutritionist from throughout the hospital gathered to prepare for their journey to Southeast Asia to help the victims of the tsunami disaster. This group is traveling as part of Project HOPE, an organization that is coordinating the deployment of health care professionals to provide medical support for the military personnel who are already serving in the relief effort.

• Blizzard 2005 doesn't deter MGHers
  While most New Englanders were braving long grocery lines and buying other necessities Jan. 22 to prepare for the impending blizzard, MGH employees were busy preparing to take care of patients during what turned out to be one of the top five snowstorms in Massachusetts' history.
  

• MGH Scientific Advisory Committee meeting
  The MGH research community will host its 29th MGH research symposium and poster
  session and the 58th annual meeting of the MGH Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Feb. 16 and 17.
  

• MGH researchers find way of regenerating cells key to hearing
  Selectively turning off the activity of a specific protein could allow regeneration of the inner ear's hair cells, which convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses. The discovery by an MGH-based research team runs against current beliefs about these cells and could someday lead to ways of preventing or treating hearing loss. The report will appear in the journal Science and was released online Jan. 13.
  

• Bringhurst named to head MGH Research
  Rick Bringhurst, MD, senior vice president for MGH Medical Services, has accepted the position of senior vice president for MGH Research, succeeding Ronald Newbower, PhD, who will now concentrate his efforts fully in his continuing role as vice president for Research Management at Partners.

• MGH designated as Primary Stroke Service hospital
  Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the
  United States. In Massachusetts, 17,799 people were hospitalized with stroke symptoms
  and 3,557 people died as a result of a stroke in 2002. To help improve the care of acute stroke patients and increase the likelihood that these patients receive prompt care, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has designated the MGH and 32 other hospitals statewide as Primary Stroke Services.
  

• Patriots fever hits the MGH
  Linda Demeo, of the MGH Registration and Referral Center, David Todres, MD, from MassGeneral Hospital for Children, and Maureen Franklin, from the Infection Control Unit, were happy Patriots fans when they were selected as winners of one of three MGH raffles for autographed Patriots items.

• MGH to present a webcast of liver cancer surgery
  To help inform physicians about innovative surgical treatments and techniques and to inform current and potential patients about new procedures, the MGH will broadcast on the Internet a surgical procedure to treat liver cancer at www.massgeneral.org/webcast.
  

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