Getting a good night’s sleep is important. It can be frustrating when you struggle to fall and stay asleep.Work, household responsibilities and family commitments sometimes take priority over sleep. Factor in a partner’s snoring or unexpected challenges, such as financial worries or an illness, and quality sleep might be even more elusive. While there are […]
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Quality and Safety at Mass General for Children (MGfC) hosted a virtual Pediatric Grand Rounds session during Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) 2023 that featured Jessica Perlo, MPH, senior director of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Perlo’s presentation, titled “Fostering Workforce Safety and Wellbeing While Combatting Burnout,” emphasized the importance of prioritizing employee wellbeing as
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Although investigators have made strides in detecting signs of Alzheimer’s disease using high-quality brain imaging tests collected as part of research studies, a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently developed an accurate method for detection that relies on routinely collected clinical brain images. The advance could lead to more accurate diagnoses. For the study,
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Cleveland Clinic launched the Center for Infant and Maternal Health initiative to help reduce infant and maternal mortality in Cuyahoga, Lorain and Summit counties. According to the Ohio Equity Institute annual report, Cuyahoga County’s infant mortality rate was 7.6 per 1,000 live births in 2020. There are profound racial disparities: the infant mortality rate is
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New research reveals elevated suicide rates among adults undergoing surgery for cancer, with half of the suicides occurring during the first three postoperative years. The work led by a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham, published in JAMA Oncology, highlights the need for regular screening for distress
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