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Taking a stand against violence

Boston's inner-city violence epidemic is all too familiar to Jacqueline Rue, case manager for Boston Healthy Start Initiative at Martha Eliot Health Center (MEHC). For the past six years, Rue has helped struggling mothers overcome the complex challenges involved with physical and mental violence, as well as with housing, hunger and substance abuse. ... More


 

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Minority donor awareness | Four months into her pregnancy, Lenor Barrows received a grim prognosis. Her son had an enlarged bladder, which doctors feared would lead to complications of his liver and heart. Initially, doctors didn't expect him to survive, but Barrows decided to go through with the pregnancy.

   
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Ask Me! turns 3 | It's been three years since Children's Hospital Bostons Ask Me! program launched, and these days, 200 bright-blue and day-glo green t-shirted volunteers are fixtures throughout the hospital. The program was developed by Greg Fredo, practice administrator in Adolescent Medicine, and Todd Katzman, department administrator for Surgery, who recognized that we could do a better job helping answer patients questions when they first arrive.

   
 

A day in the life: Brandy King, MLIS | Just like any other librarian, Brandy King, MLIS, information specialist, works with endless amounts of information—gathering it and helping others find it.

   
 

Employee of the month | Congratulations to Patrick Bibbins, senior graphic designer in Public Affairs, whos been selected as Children's Hospital Bostons Employee of the Month for August.

     
 

Q & A with Lucinda Brown, the new director of Occupational Health | Lucinda Brown explains why healthy employees lead to healthy patients.

     
 
     
 

Minority donor awareness

Ask Me! Turns 3




   
 
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In his own words: Kevin Shapiro, MD

Peer leaders help depressed and suicidal students in Southie

 

Surgery found to cure mysterious, unexplained fevers

Generics vs. brand drugs

       
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