Year In Review: Opioid Death Rate Continues To Climb, Officials Strengthen...
The latest numbers from the state indicate that in 2016 almost five people a day died in Massachusetts because of an opioid overdose.
View ArticleMost Clicked-On CommonHealth Stories Of 2016, From Scrubs On The Street To...
From scrubs outside the hospital to Vitamin K for babies to the man who embodies the antidote for bummer weight loss news, here are CommonHealth's 10 most clicked-on stories of the year.
View ArticleWhy Do We Doctors So Often Fail To See Symptoms Are Drug Side Effects?
As both a patient and physician, Dr. Marlene Beggelman wondered: Why didn’t my doctors recognize the side effect? Why didn't they choose a safer drug? Why didn’t I do my homework before agreeing to...
View ArticleRegulators Weigh New Medical Marijuana Rules, Including Allowing Nurse...
Another proposal regulators are debating is whether to lift a ban on the public posting of prices at dispensaries.
View ArticleAs GOP Threatens To Repeal ACA, It's An Uncertain Future For Mass. Health...
The head of the Massachusetts Health Connector, Louis Gutierrez, says no matter what happens with the ACA, the Connector is committed to providing affordable coverage.
View ArticleStudy: Patients With Mental Illnesses Wait Significantly Longer Inside Mass....
Researchers found patients with mental health issues waited an average of 16 to 21 hours for inpatient treatment, while patients with physical health problems waited about four hours.
View ArticleVermont Governor Who Backed End-Of-Life Law Reveals Own Dad Died With Aid
Gov. Peter Shumlin, who threw his political weight behind the state's law, says, "He wanted to go out with dignity and so we honored his wish.”
View ArticleLiving With Incurable Cancer, Not Wanting To Miss A Moment — Even Needle Biopsy
David Kimball was diagnosed four years ago with Stage 4 lung cancer. He doesn't want to lose a moment of his time -- even during a lung biopsy -- so he skips the routine sedation.
View ArticleMass. Planned Parenthood Estimates Federal Defunding Would Cut $2 Million A...
Republicans on Capitol Hill are again preparing to try to defund Planned Parenthood, and many believe they have the best chance of succeeding in a long time.
View ArticleMass. Biotech Companies Concerned About Trump's 'Out-Of-Context' Drug...
Pharmaceutical stocks slipped just after President-elect Donald Trump's statements on Wednesday.
View ArticleIn Memoriam: National Leader On Health Communication And A 'Beautiful Soul'
CommonHealth mourns the passing of professor Tim Edgar, a generous spirit who died Jan. 2 after a car crash while on a public health mission in India.
View ArticleBaker Defends Parts Of Obamacare In Letter To U.S. House Majority Leader
Baker, a moderate Republican, wrote to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy this week outlining his thoughts for how to "improve upon the goals" of the ACA, but stopped short of endorsing a full...
View ArticleThe Corpse Under The Kitchen Table For Over A Year, And Isolation As Symptom
A case of such extreme isolation that a corpse was not removed from a recluse's house for more than a year recalls a recent study in JAMA finding that loneliness may actually be a symptom of...
View ArticleOpinion: Why Trump's Ties To Anti-Vaccine Kennedy Infuriate Even The Nicest...
An infectious disease specialist says that having anti-vaccine crusader Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lead a vaccine safety panel would be like asking Bernie Madoff to manage the Federal Reserve from his...
View ArticleFrom MIT Press: 10 Topics Every 21st-Century Citizen Should Know About
Want to know what you need to know? An MIT Press series on "Essential Knowledge" selects those topics, particularly in technology and science.
View ArticleGov. Baker Plans Measures To Address Escalating MassHealth Costs
Companies that do not offer their employees health insurance would pay a $2,000 assessment per full-time worker to the state under a plan the governor plans to offer.
View ArticleTough Reception For Baker In Bid To Control Health Care Costs
Gov. Baker's plan would charge employers with 11 or more employees $2,000 for every full-time worker not covered by a company insurance plan.
View ArticleWatch Live: Hearing For Tom Price, Trump's Health Secretary Pick
Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, goes before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
View ArticleOpinion: Pink-Hat Knitting As Antidote For Post-Election Depression
"Every time I saw another tweet about America’s shifting nuclear policy, I picked up my knitting and breathed easier."
View ArticleQ&A: What Would End Of Obamacare Mean For Experiments With How Doctors Are Paid?
If you care about your spiraling medical costs, you have to care about attempts to change the $3-trillion health care system to bring them down while still improving your care. As Obamacare ends, what...
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