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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    “The surprises are what keep you young in science.” -Dr. Ruvkun
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    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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    Dr. Ruvkun has arrived! He waved to greet a very full room.
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    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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    .@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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    .@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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    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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    BREAKING NEWS: #MGH surgeons perform 1st penis transplant in U.S. : nyti.ms/1Th8Aah via @nytimes