• Durant fellow makes a difference in Rwanda
  Lucinda Langenkamp, RN, NP, isn't your average primary care nurse. As a 2006 Thomas S. Durant, MD, fellow, Langenkamp spent eight months providing health care to the rural poor in the Rwinkwavu and Kirehe provinces of southeastern Rwanda.

• Pats prizes for blood donors
  During the next few weeks, New England Patriots fans will have the opportunity to get a head start on the 2007 season in a unique way - by donating blood at the MGH Blood Donor Center. From Feb. 5 through 16, all MGH employees who donate blood at the center automatically will be entered into a raffle to win either a football autographed by defensive lineman Vince Wilfork or a team jersey autographed by running back Corey Dillon.

• Sleep disorders testing expands to Holiday Inn
  This January, the Sleep Disorders Program of the MGH Neurology Service expanded its adult overnight outpatient testing unit to the Holiday Inn Select on Blossom Street.

• New angiogenesis inhibitor has promise for treating deadly brain tumor
  MGH Cancer Center researchers have found that RECENTIN, a new angiogenesis inhibitor, can significantly reduce the size of brain tumors called glioblastomas and may improve the effectiveness of other therapeutic techniques.

• Administrative assistants use concepts from Toyota
  Recently a small group of MGH administrative assistants simplified some of their more time-consuming tasks using a process improvement model developed by Toyota. The administrative assistant workgroup identified several barriers that made their day-to-day work difficult and then collaborated on ways to eliminate these obstacles.

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