Oncology Nurses Face New Stresses, Increasingly Critical Role
The job of the nurse in cancer care is now even more demanding -- and in the next few years, that pressure could be compounded by a shortage of oncologists.
View ArticleThe 'Nantucket Effect'? Latest Cancer Stats Find Island's Death Rate Has...
The island of Nantucket off the Massachusetts coast seems to be doing something right: Its cancer death rate has dropped by 42 percent over the last roughly 25 years, while the national rate dropped...
View Article10 Questions To Ask When Searching For The Best Prostate Cancer Care
Experts are beginning to agree about what matters for prostate cancer patients. These measures may help you assess the quality of a urologist or oncologist as you seek the best care.
View ArticleIf We Doctors Would Never Let Our Kids Play Football, Is It Moral To Watch...
The author asked his Harvard med school classmates: Would you let your child play football? In a landslide, they said no. Even those who were eagerly rooting for their Super Bowl team.
View ArticleThe Latest Thinking On How To Prevent Cancer, From Smoking And Diet To Sleep
You know about smoking, but did you know about the roles that obesity and sleep play in cancer? There's no such thing as perfect prevention, but experts believe preventable factors play a role in over...
View ArticleChild Psychiatrist: How To Talk To Kids About Trump Executive Order On Travel
"Most important of all, avoid the self/other messiness that drives a lot of the nastiest aspects of our current national mood," writes Dr. Steve Schlozman.
View ArticleIf Obamacare Is Repealed, Could Mass. Fall Back On State Law? It Wouldn't Be...
Even if Massachusetts could put the state law back together again, there’s no guarantee the federal government would pick up at least half the cost, as it did in 2006.
View ArticleHealth Workers Say Some Patients Are Missing Appointments After Trump's Ban
At an MGH program in Chelsea, workers say some immigrant patients aren't coming to their appointments because they're afraid.
View ArticleDana-Farber To Hold Gala At Mar-A-Lago, But Avoid Future 'Controversial Venues'
After Harvard students collected more than 2,500 signatures on a petition objecting to the leading cancer institute's venue for its fundraiser, the leadership signaled it would not go back to the...
View ArticleHow Medical Advances Have Affected The Blood Bank Industry
As more surgeries can occur with minimal blood loss, hospitals' demand for blood has fallen -- forcing blood banks to reduce their prices.
View ArticleBroad Institute Emerges Victorious In Patent Fight Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Tech
CRISPR uses gene-editing technology that could lead to new groundbreaking medical treatments and is potentially worth billions of dollars.
View ArticleWorry, Scan, Treat, Repeat: The Cadence Of Living With Cancer
Treating lung cancer is a journey with many ups and down. Dave Kimball describes the rhythms and routines of two treatment days, and the worry and relief that follow.
View ArticleOverdose Deaths Likely Rise To New High In Mass.
Nearly 2,000 men and women died as a result of an overdose in 2016, according to new state estimates.
View ArticleIn The Era Of Fentanyl, Drug Users Fight To Survive
In 2016, 75 percent of the people in Massachusetts who died from an unintentional overdose had fentanyl in their systems. In 2015, that number was at 57 percent.
View ArticleCaring For Immigrant Patients When The Rules Can Shift Any Time
Immigration policy, Dr. Elisabeth Poorman was told, "is no longer a spectator sport" for us or for our patients.
View ArticleNot Just Nausea And Vomiting: Cancer Docs Now Worry About 'Financial Toxicity'
A new study reveals that nearly one in three non-elderly cancer patients are not taking their prescribed drug regimens because they can’t afford it.
View ArticleMass. Flu Season Peaking, Dominant Strain Poses Added Risk For Elderly
In Massachusetts and around the country, reports of flu seem to be peaking, and this year's strain -- H3N2 -- poses a particular risk for older people.
View ArticleHow Walsh's Opioid Outreach Program Is Working, 6 Months In
Amid complaints about used needles littering the streets and people buying and selling drugs in the area, Mayor Walsh places outreach workers in what is commonly dubbed "Methadone Mile."
View ArticleThe Big Problem With Oprah And Other Celebs Who Tout Diets
An eating disorder therapist argues that celebrity diets are doomed because of the toxic mix of negative comparisons, shame and self-criticism they inspire. Not to mention that diets themselves...
View Article'Not A Cure,' But Cambridge Biotech's Gene Therapy Gets Teen With Sickle Cell...
A French teenagers no longer needs transfusions or medications after he received gene therapy for sickle cell disease, a paper in The New England Journal of Medicine reports.
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