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BWH Doles Out Grants to Lessen Health Inequality in Boston
Boston is home to some of the finest hospitals and healthcare providers in the world—but many of them are clustered in one small chunk of […]
Somerville Named a Runner Friendly Community
It shouldn’t be news to anybody that Boston is a hotbed of running activity. Runner’s World ranked us the country’s third-best running city, we’re home to athletic […]
Uber Is Delivering Free Flu Shots
With flu season looming, Uber is once again making it easier for you to protect yourself. As it did last fall, the ride hailing service […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Do You Know When Liver Cancer Month Is?
When October rolls around, out come the pumpkins, costumes, and bags of candy. But among the black and orange are patches of pink. October is […]
Potentially Fatal Cat Virus Reported in Mattapan
You may want to keep your cats indoors for a little while. A highly contagious, potentially fatal feline virus has been found in Boston, the Boston Globe reports. […]
Biden Says We Can Achieve 50 Years of Cancer Progress in Next Decade
Joe Biden promised in a speech Wednesday to use his Cancer Moonshot initiative to break down inefficiencies and bureaucracy in the medical research world, expediting […]
Sweetgreen Reopens After Health Code Violations
UPDATED, October 19, 11:30 a.m.: Sweetgreen’s Downtown Crossing shop has reopened after passing a second inspection, a brand spokesman says. President and COO Karen Kelley offered […]
Boston Ranked Fourth Best City for Marathon Training
It’s one of the harsh realities of life that, in order to run Boston’s legendary marathon, local runners are forced to either train through harsh, […]
Boston Institutions Join Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative
Multiple Massachusetts institutions are joining President Obama’s fight to improve precision medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Thursday. Precision medicine is an approach […]
Boston Ranked Best City in the Country for Active Living
A new study confirms what we’ve known for years: Boston is a top-notch place for living an active lifestyle. In fact, it’s not just top-notch—it’s […]
Should You Get the PSA Test?
When Ben Stiller recently announced that he overcame prostate cancer, he wrote in a Medium post that he owes his life to the PSA test, […]
Woman Petitions Vertex Pharmaceuticals Over ‘Unconscionable’ Drug Prices
A photo posted by Juliana Keeping (@jkeeps) on Sep 22, 2016 at 5:33pm PDT An Oklahoma woman is petitioning Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals over an issue […]
What Does the Depression and Birth Control Study Mean for You?
In late September, a group of Danish researchers published a study detailing an association between hormonal contraceptives—such as birth control pills, vaginal rings, and some IUDs—and […]
Program Empowers Through Basketball, at Home and Abroad
Basketball has always been a guiding presence in Chloe Rothman’s life. And beginning Saturday, the sport she loves will guide her halfway across the world. […]
Massachusetts Leads the U.S. in Youth Concussion Diagnoses
A new report from Blue Cross Blue Shield is not likely to soothe Massachusetts parents. According to the data, the Commonwealth saw more diagnosed youth […]