Health Officials Warn Of HIV Spike Among Boston Drug Users
Six people have been newly diagnosed with the virus since Nov. 1.
View ArticleMental Health Care, Addiction Treatment Still Inaccessible For Mass....
The authors of the new report say they hope this will serve as a call to action for policymakers.
View ArticleMass. Doctor Who Survived Ebola Honored For Service In Liberia
A Massachusetts doctor who was among a handful of Americans treated and cured of Ebola in 2014 is being recognized for his work in Liberia through the deadly epidemic.
View ArticleAs Drug Prices Rise, Is Boston’s Prosperity Based On A Moral Crime?
We all need to face up to the real-world consequences of drug pricing practices. That’s not a comfortable thing to do, not for the people who work for drug companies, and not for those of us who are...
View ArticleLawsuit Details The Sacklers, Family Behind OxyContin, Made More Than $4 Billion
It's the first allegations with details of how hundreds of millions of dollars flowed to the family year after year.
View Article2 Children Die Of Flu In Mass.
Twelve-year-old Aaron Zenus, of Milford, died Wednesday. A girl in Middlesex County whose name was not released has also died, public health officials confirmed Friday.
View ArticleSuit: Patients Who Used Purdue's Discount Cards Were More Likely To Get...
Purdue Pharma created the OxyContin Savings Card so people would stay on the drug for longer periods of time, the Massachusetts attorney general claims.
View ArticleMaine Orders Stores To Remove Edibles Containing CBD
Health inspectors began informing businesses last week they must remove all foods, tinctures and capsules containing CBD.
View ArticleAdvocates: Massachusetts Must Spend More To Curb Smoking
Anti-smoking advocates are faulting state political leaders for not spending enough money to curb smoking in the Commonwealth.
View ArticleWhen You're A Wreck And The Doctor Tells You, 'It's A Virus, Just Deal'
Among all the other nasty symptoms, viral illnesses pose the challenge of waiting it out without the antibiotics you might wish you could take.
View ArticleMore Than 20,000 Women Rushed To Get IUDs Right After Trump Elected, Study Finds
Based on millions of records for women with commercial insurance, it appears that 700 extra women per day rushed to get IUDs and implants in the month after President Trump was elected.
View ArticleSurprising Harvard Study Finds Higher Sperm Counts In Men Who Smoke Marijuana
Contrary to previous research, the fertility-clinic study finds that men who smoke marijuana appear to have better sperm counts and concentrations than men who have never smoked.
View ArticleNew Hampshire Senator Wants Info On Purdue's Anti-Addiction Marketing
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is asking the FDA to provide information on how it prevents pharmaceutical companies from fueling the opioid crisis by marketing both addictive prescription drugs and...
View ArticleMass. Doctor Helps Bring Medical Care To Elderly In War-Ravaged Eastern Ukraine
Dr. Deane Marchbein is now in eastern Ukraine with Doctors Without Borders. The Arlington native coordinates the group's medical care in 28 villages.
View ArticleBucking The Merger Trend, Atrius And Blue Cross Sign A Novel Payment Deal
Atrius and the insurer have signed a seven-year deal that Atrius says will give it the funds to grow, improve patient care, and lower health care costs.
View ArticlePea-Sized Pill Delivers Insulin Shot From Inside The Stomach
Patients usually prefer oral treatment, and comply with it better, but many compounds, including insulin for diabetes, can't survive the harsh trip through the digestive system.
View ArticleWith New 'Telehealth' Benefit, MassHealth Lets Patients Get Therapy From...
The benefit is described as "an additional avenue" for patients to seek services such as outpatient counseling or prescriptions for medications that help blunt cravings for opioids.
View ArticleJudge Critical Of Mass. Mental Health Services For Children
The judge wrote the state has repeatedly violated its own standard of providing certain mental health treatment to seriously ill children on Medicaid within 14 days.
View ArticleIf A Doctor Calls Your Disease ‘Treatable,’ Beware. Here Are 10 Questions You...
Researchers have found doctors use the word "treatable" to mean that a treatment exists for a disease, but patients tend to think the word equates to a positive prognosis.
View ArticleMass. Issues Guidelines After Boston Nurse Was Denied Life Insurance For...
Massachusetts is advising life and disability insurers not to deny coverage to good Samaritans who carry the overdose-reversal drug naloxone.
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