• Bone marrow may be source of new egg-cell generation in adult mammals
  Last year a group of MGH researchers announced finding that female mice — contrary to longstanding theories — retained the ability to make new oocytes (egg cells) into adulthood. Now the same investigators have identified a potential source for the production of these cells — stem cells in the bone marrow. Their article appears in the July 29 issue of Cell.

• Disparities Solutions Center launched at the MGH
  In a well-attended ceremony July 26, the MGH launched a first-of-its-kind national center dedicated to developing policies and changing the delivery of care to help eliminate racial and ethnic differences — or disparities — in health care. Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of the MGH, announced the creation of the Disparities Solutions Center and was joined by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson and state Rep. Peter Koutoujian during the ceremony.

• White House honors Project HOPE volunteers
  “Massachusetts is very proud of the MGH and the extraordinary health professionals being honored,” said Sen. Edward Kennedy in response to the White House recognition of the tsunami relief volunteers with Project HOPE, including the more than 60 doctors, nurses, social workers and registered dieticians from the MGH. “Their dedication and caring have served America and the world well.”

• Bermudians explore the medical field at MGH
  For 10 high school students from Bermuda, their trip to Boston and the MGH proved
  to be the experience of a lifetime. The students — who all share an interest in the medical field and are volunteers at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Bermuda — spent the week of July 24 participating in a health careers exploration program developed by the MGH Community Benefit Office School Partnership Program.

• Be Fit II: A big success in second phase
  Since February, MGHers from 12 departments throughout the hospital have learned to eat healthier and exercise more with the guidance of the Be Fit program — sponsored by the Clubs at Charles River Park and MGH Nutrition and Food Services. Teams from MGH Administration, Patient Care Services Executives, Nursing, Social Services, Speech and Language, and Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy celebrated the completion of phase two of the program with an awards ceremony July 26 at the Clubs.

• MGH cares for another Boston sports team
  In the 1970s, Boston had a professional tennis team, the Boston Lobsters. After a 25-year absence from the professional circuit, the Lobsters have returned this year, and they have selected MGH neurologist Bruce Price, MD, to be the team physician. Price, who also is the chief of Neurology at McLean Hospital, is no stranger to the game of tennis. He played competitively for Harvard University and as a Junior Davis Cup team member and has a special understanding of the physical and mental rigors of the sport.

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