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Harvard president delivers Blackfan lecture


n June 11, Lawrence Summers, president of Harvard University, delivered the 50th annual Blackfan Lecture, marking the 100th anniversary of the Children’s
Alumni Association.

The lecture was presented by Children’s Alumni Association and organized by Robert Shamberger, MD, alumni president, and Fredrick Lovejoy, MD. “This was a significant opportunity to celebrate 100 years of service by the Alumni Association, not only within the hospital but with the broader Harvard Medical School community,” said Lovejoy, who moderated the event.

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Helping families find the way
This month, Children’s will begin implementing a new system of signage, maps and interactive kiosks to provide better customer service and help families navigate the hospital.


Shape of virus may hold key to deadly disease

With one quick bite, a tiny mosquito bred in the lingering rainwater in a discarded tire or crushed beer can, can infect a human with the potentially fatal dengue virus.

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Headed home

Autumn Hodrick was born in 2001 with a host of birth defects that presented extraordinary challenges to doctors in St. Petersburg, Fla...

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Gratitudes

I just wrote a letter to Thayer Academy commending their student, Mike Rockoff, a volunteer at Children’s who I met while my son was in the hospital two weeks ago...


In pictures...

Volunteers honored at annual dinner, Physician's Organization honored and tot teachers earn high marks...

 

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