Mass. General Dilemma: Separate Conjoined Twins To Save One, Or Let Both Die?
Because the twins' circulation was connected, the death of the sicker twin would kill her healthier sister. But operating to separate them would lead directly to the death of the sick twin.
View ArticleTrump's Declaration Of Opioid Epidemic As Public Health Emergency Gets Mixed...
The limited 90-day public health emergency declaration does not dedicate any specific amount of funding to fight the epidemic.
View ArticleI Don't See How Better Opioid Policy Could Have Saved My Brother's Life
A writer echoes his brother's rhetorical question: What can you do about pain?
View ArticleHow Mass. Providers Are Responding To A Call For 'Sanctuary Hospitals'
For some immigrants, the fear of running into ICE agents has made public places, like hospitals, appear threatening. So what happens when an immigration agent asks about a patient?
View ArticleCode Blue Confusion: He'd Checked 'Do Not Resuscitate' But Wanted To Live
The cautionary tale of a patient who came doubly close to dying: His heart stopped, and he had misunderstood the "do not resuscitate" document he had signed.
View Article'All The Confusion' Surrounding Mass. Health Connector's Open Enrollment Period
After a year packed with pledges to repeal the ACA and recent funding cuts, many of those shopping for health insurance feel confused. Let's clear some things up.
View ArticleReport: Folding Mass. Eye And Ear Into Partners Network Could Hike Costs...
The Health Policy Commission says costs could rise even more if the merged entities use their increased market share to demand higher payments.
View ArticleTrump Opioid Panel Wants Drug Courts, Training For Doctors
The commission called Wednesday for more drug courts, more training for doctors and penalties for insurers that dodge covering addiction treatment.
View ArticleI Gave My Patients Flu Vaccines. You Won't Believe What Didn't Happen Next!
You have to counter fake news to persuade patients to get flu vaccines, a primary care doctor writes.
View ArticleWith A Tiny Garden, Franciscan Children's Hospital Finds Therapeutic Power In...
The garden's turned out to be a tiny testament to how nurturing it can be to grow something -- especially nurturing for young people in crisis.
View ArticleWhy Experts Are Excited About The New Shingles Vaccine
Its success rates look "astoundingly high," one expert says. The vaccine's maker expects it to hit the market in December, but for demand to really rise in 2018 as health insurance plans cover it.
View ArticleIn Mayoral Race, Disagreement Over Boston's Approach To Tackling Opioid Crisis
Walsh's closure of the Long Island Bridge in 2014 spurred debates around city efforts to fight the opioid crisis. Now, it's a hot-button issue in the mayoral race.
View ArticleWhistleblower Lawsuit Says Mass. Mental Health Center Defrauded The...
The lawsuit accuses South Bay Mental Health Center Inc. of defrauding the federal and state government of $130 million.
View ArticleProvision In Health Care Bill Passed By Mass. Senate Would Allow A 'Medicaid...
The provision would let anyone, no matter how much they make, buy insurance through the state's Medicaid program. Columbia University health policy professor Michael Sparer joined WBUR's Morning...
View ArticleMass. Senate Passes Sweeping Health Care Reform Bill
The bill passed the Senate on a 33-6 vote. It aims to cut down on unexpected consumer costs like out-of-network charges and facility fees, and to increase access to telemedicine and mobile integrated...
View ArticleEthics: Dental Sedation Kills 4-Year-Old Who Might Have Been Saved By A...
“Children should never, ever die during sedation for a dental procedure," an author in the journal Pediatrics writes. And yet, this isn’t an isolated case.
View ArticleMass. Opioid Overdose Deaths Are Down 10 Percent So Far This Year
An estimated 167 fewer residents died in the first nine months of 2017, as compared with the same period last year.
View ArticleAn 'Underground World': This Urban Tent Community Is Dangerous For Heroin Users
We visit a network of tents where drug users live in the woods.
View ArticleAmid Opioid Crisis, Boston Elementary School Parents Worry About Discarded...
Orchard Gardens near Boston Medical Center is in the heart of what some call "Ground Zero" for the city's opioid epidemic.
View ArticleBaker Calls For Improvements To Opioid Treatment And Prescribing
The bill focuses heavily on the difficulty many drug users have finding meaningful treatment.
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