Justina Pelletier's Family And Boston Children's Hospital Are Heading To Court
Pelletier had been diagnosed at Tufts Medical Center with mitochondrial disease, but Boston Children's diagnosed her problems as psychiatric. When her parents rejected that diagnosis and tried to take...
View ArticleBoston Hospital Leader: U.S. Health Care Has A Bureaucracy Problem
Tufts Medical Center CEO Dr. Mike Apkon says he used to think the U.S. health care system was the best in the world. After working at a hospital in Toronto where the financial functions were a fraction...
View Article'I See This Story A Lot, But It's Hidden': A Dermatologist On Ayanna...
“My dermatologist spoke to me with hushed tones as if someone died. [The video] reduces the shame of it," said Alba Anthony, a woman from New York who posted about her own diagnosis of alopecia after...
View ArticleResearchers Estimate 2 Million American Heart Patients Use Cannabis, Urge...
The evidence is limited, but the researchers say it suggests patients at the highest risk -- including after a recent heart attack or abnormal heart rhythm -- should limit or avoid marijuana.
View Article'This will stay with her for the rest of her life.' Family, Hospital Offer...
Attorneys alleged doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital of ignoring Justina Pelletier’s earlier diagnosis of mitochondrial disease and disregarding the treatment plan put in place by her doctors at...
View ArticleHow Stress Turns Hair White: Harvard Study Points To 'Fight-Or-Flight' Response
Harvard stem cell researchers find that when stress over-activates the sympathetic nervous system, it leads to depletion of the stem cells that generate hair pigment cells.
View ArticleMass. Teen Dies In State's First Fatal Pediatric Flu Case Of Season, DPH Says
A Worcester County teenager has died of the flu in the state's first fatal pediatric case this season, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
View ArticleWhere N.H. Democrats And The 2020 Candidates Stand On Drug Crisis Policies
A new WBUR poll finds that 66% of likely Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire agree, for example, with the idea of decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs.
View ArticleThe Real Epidemic: Not Burnout But 'Moral Injury' Of Doctors Unable To Do...
A harrowing personal experience opens a physician's eyes to how many medical staffers feel "shackled, straitjacketed and hamstrung" by the health care system, knowing what patients need but unable to...
View ArticleIn N.H., 2 People Are Being Tested For Suspected Coronavirus, State Health...
The two people had recently visited Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the infectious disease outbreak where travel restrictions are now in place to contain the virus.
View Article'I Wanted To Go Home': Sobbing, Justina Pelletier Describes Boston Children's...
Pelletier says she was in severe pain due to a rare condition when she was locked in a psychiatric ward against her will and doctors limited contact with her family. But her former psychiatrist says...
View ArticleCoronavirus Outbreak Resembles SARS, But Virus Experts Say Science Moves Far...
Compared to the SARS outbreak in 2003, medical information is flowing more quickly and science advancing far more rapidly in the outbreak of the new coronavirus centered in Wuhan, China.
View ArticleOfficials: N.H. Residents Previously Suspected Of Having Coronavirus Have...
Two patients, who had recently traveled to Wuhan, China -- the epicenter of the infectious disease outbreak -- tested negative for the disease and have recovered, state health officials said in a...
View ArticleWorld Health Organization Declares Global Emergency Over Coronavirus
The U.N. health agency defines an international emergency as an “extraordinary event” that constitutes a risk to other countries and requires a coordinated international response.
View ArticleAs Deaths Rise, The Urgent Search For Medications To Treat Meth
Numbers just out from the CDC show deaths linked to these stimulants are rising fast while deaths from opioids decline.
View Article'It Was A Punch In The Stomach': Pelletier Father Recalls First Days At...
A jury will decide on whether doctors took the right course of action in 2013 by separating Justina Pelletier from her parents in a protracted lawsuit the family brought alleging Boston Children's...
View ArticleAfter First Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Case In Mass., Some Bostonians Worry...
Health officials emphasize the risk of getting the flu is much higher than the risk of contracting the Wuhan coronavirus, but some are still taking precautions. Others warn that heightened attention on...
View ArticleBoston Has Its First Confirmed Case Of Coronavirus. Here's What You Should Know
As Boston and state health officials urge residents to stick with their regular routines, here are a few things to know about the deadly virus that spreads like the flu.
View ArticleSmith College Says Student Is Being Monitored Out Of 'Abundance Of Caution'...
The student notified the college after developing "cold-like symptoms" that it was possible she may have been on the same flight as a UMass Boston student who contracted the virus. Smith College says...
View ArticleStudy: Meds Like Methadone Reduce Risk For Opioid Users Better Than Therapy,...
Three months after an opioid use disorder diagnosis, those treated with buprenorphine or methadone had a 76% lower risk of overdose. At 12 months, researchers found a 59% lower risk.
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