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Surgeon General Releases First-Ever Report on Substance Abuse
Vivek Murthy will go down in history as the first surgeon general to issue a report on substance use disorders. Murthy, who spent years at […]
Can You Get a Long-Term Supply of Birth Control Pills?
With Donald Trump’s presidency official, women nationwide are searching for contraception options that will outlast his time in office. Long-term birth control would help to […]
Public Health Experts Have Mixed Feelings About Legal Marijuana in Massachusetts
With post-election discussion focused squarely on president-elect Donald Trump, you may have forgotten that something kind of big happened here in Massachusetts: We passed Question […]
Planned Parenthood Massachusetts CEO: ‘We Will Never Back Down’
Almost as soon as the country learned Donald Trump would become its 45th president, talk of birth control trickled onto social media, steadily picking up […]
Planet Fitness Launches Well-Timed Anti-Bullying Campaign
Planet Fitness, of all people, is adding a bright spot to the post-election dialogue. The New Hampshire-based chain announced Wednesday a new, conveniently timed anti-bullying […]
This Year Is On Pace to Be the State’s Worst for Opioid Overdoses
Data released by the Department of Public Health suggests opioid-related death rates are still climbing in Massachusetts. The report, which includes opioid overdose estimates up […]
How to Deal with Election Day Stress
Whether you’re far left or far right, young or old, rich or poor, you’re likely experiencing some stress this fine election day. That’s normal during […]
BRIght Futures Contest Lets the Public Vote for Healthcare Innovation
UPDATED, November 11, 10:00 a.m.: They proposed, you voted. Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced that the winner of the 2016 BRIght Futures Prize is David […]
Cancer Survivor Gives Boston Medical Center a $20,000 Hat Tip
After Caroline Moore-Kochlacs was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in January 2015 and treated at Boston Medical Center (BMC), she wanted to find a way to […]
A Local Doctor Is Helping Hospital Patients Vote
By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu’s calculations, as many as 222,000 Americans could be admitted to the hospital during the five days leading up to the election. […]
Massachusetts Hospitals to Pilot ER-Based Opioid Treatment Program
A $3 million state budget allocation will allow three local hospitals to test a model of addiction treatment that will begin in the emergency room. […]
Author Elin Hilderbrand Is Telling a New Story: Her Own
Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand has been writing for and speaking to women for years. She’s still doing that today, but the topics have evolved just […]
Massachusetts Is the 48th-Fattest State in the Country (Again)
Source: WalletHub “‘Fat’ may be the new normal in America,” begins a depressing new report from WalletHub. “America’s weight problem has grown dramatically.” Sadly, […]
Male Hormonal Birth Control May Be 96 Percent Effective, Study Says
A paper published in late October suggests that male hormonal birth control is, scientifically speaking, very possible. During the study, two hormonal injections given every […]
Marty Walsh Hops in the Saddle to Encourage Cancer Fundraising
For years, Marty Walsh has been a vocal supporter of the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), an annual bike-a-thon that raises money for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer […]