High-Quality Health Information

In this part of Community Connect to Research, you can browse the Health Topics section for articles on a range of diseases, conditions, and treatments, written by doctors and health experts for patients and their families. Can't find what you need? Visit Health Resources for more health information from Massachusetts-based experts you can trust.

Because of the outcomes of past health research, Community Connect to Research is able to provide high-quality health information. For instance, the information about diabetes located in the Health Topics section is due to the research discovery of insulin by scientists years ago. In 1922, insulin was given for the first time to save a young boy's life. Insulin has since improved the lives of countless people with diabetes around the world. Without continued progress in health research, we would not be able to further our knowledge of the causes, treatments, and cures of diseases. This website allows patients and families like you to have access to current health information. Armed with this information, you can make better-informed choices about your health.

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Dr. Enrico Cagliero, a doctor in the Diabetes Unit and Transplant Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, studies an X-ray image of the abdomen, the lower region of the body. Much of the progress in our knowledge on important health issues has been aided by new technology. The X-ray, developed in the mid-1800s, helps doctors detect problems within the body, such as stones in the urinary system and lung cancer. (Photo by Kerry Foley)