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Morning meals may mean better health

hat did you eat for breakfast today? It turns out the answer to that question may be more important than we knew, according to a study by Mark Pereira, PhD, research associate in Endocrinology, and David Ludwig, MD, director of the Optimum Weight for Life clinic. They found that people who eat breakfast are significantly less likely to be obese and diabetic than those who don’t...

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Also: What's your perfect breakfast?

 

In This Issue


HIPAA update: On April 14, privacy rules

Children’s is in the final stretch of training all staff and employees to incorporate the new standards into their daily work lives...


Prep for Puppy Pre-Op
Puppy Pre-Op allows children to bring their own stuffed animals to the Patient Entertainment Center and walk them through typical pre-operative hospital procedures...


Mini-grants improve community health
On March 5, Children’s joined with other members of the Alliance of Community Health to announce the Boston organizations that would receive mini-grants in support of their work in the community...


Smallpox vaccination plan presented in town meetings

On March 20, the first of three open meetings scheduled to discuss Children’s “pre-event” smallpox vaccination plan was held.


Gratitudes
SCOOP provides these kids with a glimpse of what it is like to work a wonderful place such as Children's... as the kids would say, You Da Bomb!


 



Research helps identify sure signs of child abuse

 

 

 

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