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News Archive - 2013

2013 News

December 5, 2013

MIT experiencing gastroenteritis outbreak

Officials at MIT Medical are reporting an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis on campus and reminding everyone in the community to be vigilant about hygiene practices, particularly hand-washing.

December 4, 2013

New meningitis outbreak at UC Santa Barbara, increased vigilance at MIT

Four recent cases at the University of California at Santa Barbara have been reported, underscoring the need for proper hygiene at MIT.

November 19, 2013

MIT responds to meningococcal meningitis outbreak at Princeton University

Meningitis has so far been limited to Princeton and has not appeared on the MIT campus. But good hygiene, especially among athletes, is recommended.

October 22, 2013

It's not too late to protect yourself against flu

Even if you missed the two walk-in clinics on campus this month, you can still contact MIT Medical to get a flu shot.

October 22, 2013

Creating a healthier community for graduate-student families

A series of health fairs aims to improve the health and wellbeing of MIT grad students and their families.

October 22, 2013

Engineering the MIT ambulance

When it came time for MIT-EMS to purchase a new ambulance, they did what MIT students do best: they designed it themselves.

October 8, 2013

MIT Medical sets single-day record for flu shots—again!

MIT Medical's first campus flu clinic of 2013 saw the old record of single-day vaccinations broken by over a thousand. A second clinic will be held on Thursday, October 10.

October 2, 2013

From Katmandu to Cambridge

Nepalese doctor Aditi Giri has spent the last month shadowing several physicians at MIT Medical and gaining first-hand knowledge of the American healthcare system.

October 1, 2013

On-campus mammography available to all MIT employees, regardless of health plan

If you're a woman between the ages of 40 and 70 who works on campus, finding time for a mammogram couldn't be easier: you can get your annual mammogram at MIT Medical, with no referral and no copay.

September 18, 2013

Peter Reich, M.D., former chief of psychiatry at MIT Medical, dies at 82

Peter Reich, M.D., MIT Medical's chief of psychiatry from 1989 to 2002, passed away in New York in the Adirondacks on August 11th after a battle with leukemia. He was 82.

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