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    Jun 4
    Mass General Brigham’s Foxborough locations will close to patients and the public on all game days for the international soccer matches at Gillette Stadium, with the first game on June 13. These facilities will be inaccessible due to security restrictions and significant traffic
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    Apr 3, 2024
    We are happy to share that today, Rick Slayman, our first patient to ever receive a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, has been discharged from the hospital. He is recovering well and will continue to recuperate at home with his family.
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    Jun 5, 2020
    Earlier today, hundreds of #MGH employees showed up for a kneel-in vigil honoring #GeorgeFloyd. We stood together acknowledging the injustice of systemic & individual racism, as well as #GunViolenceAwarenessDay.
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    Mar 27, 2020
    In the last few days, we’ve noticed these signs popping up in the neighborhood surrounding #MGH. There are no words that can describe what gestures like this mean to our staff. You are. We are. #BostonStrong #COVID19
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    Mar 28, 2020
    Love in the time of #Covid19 [thread]: With her wedding cancelled for safety precautions, @MGHDisasterMed’s @AndonianJen married her fiancé Matt Shearer in #MGH’s historic Ether Dome today. A handful attended, in masks, 6 feet apart. bostonglobe.com/2020/03/28/met…
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    Oct 7, 2024
    “The surprises are what keep you young in science.” -Dr. Ruvkun
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    Oct 7, 2024
    Mass General and @harvardmed Investigator Gary Ruvkun, PhD, has won the 2024 @NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine. He is honored for his discovery of small regulatory RNAs. Congratulations! Learn more: spklr.io/6019vzIW
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    Oct 7, 2024
    Dr. Ruvkun has arrived! He waved to greet a very full room.
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    Oct 12, 2022
    Mass General received a revolutionary gift of $50 million from Robert K. Kraft and The Kraft Family Foundation to address healthcare disparities caused by race, ethnicity, geography & economic status, incl. sickle cell disease. Learn more: spklr.io/6013iqeS
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    Oct 11, 2022
    .@pnatarajanmd, of @MGHHeartHealth, received the Anne Klibanski Award for Excellence in Mentoring. Named after Anne Klibanski, President & CEO of @MassGenBrigham, who has mentored hundreds of faculty members. This award is presented to an exceptional @MGHMedicine research mentor.
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    Jul 24, 2023
    .@JoseFlorezMDPhD, a longstanding member of the Mass General family, will become the new chair of @MGHMedicine, starting Sept. 1. Dr. Florez's impressive career and commitment to patient care, research and equity make him the ideal leader.
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    Mar 14, 2018
    #MGH stands against gun violence. #Enough.
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    Apr 16, 2020
    Tonight we lit #MGH buildings in blue to welcome first responders from @BostonFire @bostonpolice @BOSTON_EMS + others as they drove by the hospital with lights and sirens in solidarity with healthcare workers and patients. Thank you #Boston. #BostonStrong #COVID19
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    May 16, 2016
    BREAKING NEWS: #MGH surgeons perform 1st penis transplant in U.S. : nyti.ms/1Th8Aah via @nytimes
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    Cancer Survivor Receives First Penis Transplant in the United States (Published 2016)
    A Massachusetts man who had lost his penis to cancer underwent the operation as part of a program that ultimately aims to help combat veterans.