The Van Vs. An Opioid Addiction: Taking Treatment To The Streets
The Care Zone van is one of a half dozen or so projects across the country testing models for this theory: If the U.S. wants to end the opioid epidemic, it must make treatment as available as drugs.
View ArticleLegislating Gummy Candy And Balms: Should Congress Pass A Law On CBD?
The legal status of CBD, the cannabis-derived compound increasingly found in everything from gummy candies to coffee, is confusing. An editorial argues that a law could help clear it up -- and perhaps...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley Pushes Bill To Make Birth Control More Accessible
Supporters say the bill would expand access to affordable birth control while maintaining the FDA’s authority to determine the safety of drugs.
View ArticleAbortion Rights Supporters, Opponents Turn Out For State House Debate Over...
The bill would allow for abortions after 24 weeks in cases of diagnosed lethal fetal anomalies, and would also get rid of parental consent requirements for teens seeking an abortion.
View Article'Food Is Medicine' Report Outlines Menu Of Options
At a time when consumers are paying more attention to nutrition and the source of their food, the state could do more to integrate food into health care as a way to address chronic conditions and...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Cannabis May Be 'Unsafe' For Pregnant Women
The study contradicts opinions that cannabis is a safe treatment for morning sickness and pregnancy pain.
View ArticleSharon Lamb On 'The Not Good Enough Mother'
Dr. Sharon Lamb talks with Morning Edition about her new book, "The Not Good Enough Mother."
View ArticleThe Desire For Desire: On-Demand Female Sex Drive Drug Approved
It may revive the "little pink pill" debate about female sexuality, but the new drug is actually an injectable much like an epi-Pen, meant to be taken at least 45 minutes before sex.
View ArticleWBUR Poll: 76% Of Mass. Residents Think Drug Prices Are Unreasonable
Another finding: Nearly one in three reported that it is somewhat or very difficult to afford their prescription drugs.
View ArticleThis Mass. Woman Has 2 Insurance Plans. She's Still Struggling To Pay For...
“When you're up backed up against a wall, I mean you have to do something,” says Everett resident Joanne Rhoton. “And I'm sure that I'm not the only person that has diabetes that is doing this sort of...
View ArticleCertain Gut Bacteria May Improve Exercise Performance, Harvard Study Suggests
Marathon runners often have greater amounts of a gut bacterium that metabolizes lactic acid than people who don't exercise regularly.
View ArticleMass. Residents Want Government Action On High Drug Prices
It seems that when it comes to drug prices, the sense of unfairly high prices or predatory practices extends beyond one’s own pocketbook.
View ArticleMouse Among Health Care Elephants: Boston Nonprofit Calls Out 'Unfair' Drug...
ICER -- filling a role that government agencies fill in other developed countries -- is an increasingly influential player in the furious fight over high American drug prices.
View ArticleDr. Anne Klibanski Is First Woman To Lead Partners HealthCare
Klibanski has been the interim chief of Partners. the state's largest hospital network and largest private employer, for months.
View ArticleThe Quest To Cure Diabetes: From Insulin To The Body's Own Cells
“I thought by now I would have cured the disease,” says Harvard University's Doug Melton, one of the leading diabetes researchers in the U.S. “It's taken much longer than I thought.”
View ArticleMIT President: Heartbreaking To Hear Chinese Scientists Feel 'Stigmatized And...
Rafael Reif 's letter came in response to U.S. government allegations of academic espionage seen as part of a systematic effort by the Chinese government.
View ArticleMassachusetts, The Innovation Hub, Debates Aggressive Drug Price Controls
One contentious provision that's been floated: price caps for drugs with costs found to be "excessive or unreasonable."
View ArticleCommission Weighs Possible Changes For Section 35 Law
Under Section 35, if a judge determines that someone's substance use is a danger, that person can be forced into treatment for up to 90 days. But the law is unpopular and controversial, and may be...
View ArticleQuestions Surround The Role Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers In Driving Drug Prices
A recent report from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission raises concerns that PBMs may be driving up costs associated with prescription medicines.
View ArticleHealth Officials: Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Papayas Sold In Northeast
The CDC says the affected produce was apparently sold in Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
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