Remembering The Meeting 50 Years Ago That Led To ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’
It was the 1960s, and my doctor had just told me to take the pill. I wanted to understand what he was recommending for my body and why. He thought that was silly. And I got angry.
View Article$2 Million Drug? Treatment For Rare Genetic Disease Is Expected To Break...
In the great national debate over drug prices, Zolgensma illustrates the complex balance between the good news -- saving children from a horrible disease -- and the bad news -- stratospheric prices.
View ArticleMass. Medical Society Calls For An End To Religious Vaccine Exemptions For...
The association wants Massachusetts to become the fourth state to ban non-medical vaccine exemptions for children attending school.
View ArticleIn Apparent First, CVS Launches Program To Test All Its Vitamins And Supplements
An apparent first in the $40 billion supplement industry: a national retailer requiring independent quality testing of all products, adding more rigor in the face of lax regulation.
View ArticleNew Concerns Emerge In State Overdose Data: Women, Coke, Meth And Death Clusters
Opioid-related overdose deaths were down in Massachusetts last year overall. But for women and some cities and towns, they increased notably.
View Article57% Of Mass. Adults Know Someone Struggling With Opioid Addiction, WBUR Poll...
The poll also finds that most residents oppose involuntarily committing patients for addiction treatment.
View ArticleAs States Pass Abortion Restrictions, Here's What You Need To Know In Mass.
Several Republican-controlled states, including Alabama, have in recent days moved ahead with sweeping abortion restrictions. Here's what you need to know about abortion law in Massachusetts.
View ArticleAmid Growing Debate About Supervised Drug Consumption Sites, Mass. Poll Finds...
Supervised consumption sites -- where people can safely consume drugs with supervision -- are controversial. A poll from WBUR shows a small majority of residents would support such clinics opening in...
View ArticleMass. Lawmakers To Debate ROE Act To Expand Abortion Rights
Rebecca Hart Holder, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, spoke about the legislation.
View ArticleBoston Bulldogs' Run For Recovery 5K Set For Sunday
The Boston Bulldogs Running Club will host its fourth annual Run for Recovery 5K at the Franklin Park Playstead on Sunday to support people struggling with addiction. Boston Bulldogs President Mike...
View ArticleDana-Farber Scores Major Legal Victory On Cancer Drug Patents Likely Worth...
A federal judge finds that a Dana-Farber researcher does deserve credit on patents related to immunotherapy drugs, a major new form of cancer treatment.
View ArticleNursing Homes Press For Bump In State Funding
Massachusetts nursing home residents, their families and administrators are planning to converge on the State House on Tuesday to press for more funding.
View ArticleProtesters Rally At Mass. State House To Support Abortion Rights
As part of national protests pushing back against recent laws passed to restrict abortion access in other states, roughly 200 people gathered outside the State House. They urged legislators to...
View ArticleProviders Train To Include Abortion Pills In Routine Primary Care
Primary care doctors prescribe plenty of other types of pills for their patients. Lately, more of them are learning how to provide abortion pills as well.
View ArticleTrump Administration Proposes Rolling Back Protections For Transgender People...
The Health and Human Services Department says laws banning sex discrimination in health care don't apply to people's "gender identity." LGBT groups have long warned such a move could lead to denial of...
View ArticleStrategy Flags Almost All Genetic Heart Disease Patients Who'll Face Sudden...
A Tufts Medical Center study finds a prediction strategy very accurate at pinpointing which patients needed a lifelong implanted device to shock their heart back into rhythm if it .
View ArticleFDA Approves Drug With Record-Breaking List Price: $2.1 Million
The approval of Zolgensma, made by Novartis, adds a new layer to a debate raging in the United States and other countries: What is a fair price for a treatment that can save something priceless, a...
View ArticleHow A Federal Move To Limit Transgender Protections Would Affect Patients In...
The Trump administration is proposing a rule that says federal law does not protect transgender patients from discrimination in a hospital, clinic or other health care setting.
View ArticleMass. Health Officials Warn Of Measles Exposure In Quincy And Weymouth
Public health officials in Massachusetts say a child has tested positive for measles after visiting a number of locations in the Boston area that could have resulted in exposure to other people.
View ArticleWoman Convicted Of Defrauding Medicaid For $2.5 Million Gets Jail Time
A former teacher who owned a home health agency has been sentenced to serve 18 months in jail.
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