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Sewing Love for Mass General. Sewing Love for Mass General. Erin Kim, 16, has been using her creative talents for good and to support Massachusetts General Hospital for years, but in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kim is using her art skills
Learn the causes of scalds and how to protect your child.
Research Roundup November 2019. Research Roundup November 2019. Genetic study points to new strategies to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease Some people who carry gene mutations known to cause early onset Alzheimer’s disease do not show
Burn specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) announced today they have successfully used live-cell, genetically engineered pig skin (xenograft) for the temporary closure of a burn wound. Through an FDA-cleared phase one clinical trial led by surgeon Jeremy Goverman, MD, of the MGH Sumner Redstone Burn Service, this procedure marks the first-time pig tissue derived from an animal with gene edits has been transplanted directly onto a human wound.
Burns can be very serious injuries, but they can also be prevented in many cases. Get tips on how to prevent burns, what are common sources of burns and how to help if your child does get burned.
Drowning is leading cause of unintentional injury and death in children ages 0-14 in Massachusetts. Here are some tips for preventing drowning when your children go for a swim.
Boston magazine has included 45 doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Surgery in its 2019 Top Doctors list.
Boston magazine has included 45 doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Surgery in its 2019 Top Doctors list.
After many years of sun exposure, Carolyn S. suffered from sunspots and age spots. She shares her experience with Jeremy Goverman, MD, and specialists at the Burn Division at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Joy Greene, a patient with the Sumner M. Redstone Burn Center at Mass General, shares her story.