Beth Israel And Lahey Health Again Propose Merger
It's the fourth time in at least six years that word has surfaced of a deal between these two major systems. It could be the largest hospital merger in Massachusetts since the mid-1990s.
View ArticleConcerns That Rosy Direct-To-Consumer Ads Hype Cancer Drugs To Vulnerable...
An oncologist worries that rosy ads for new cancer drugs could raise the hopes of very vulnerable patients unrealistically.
View ArticleOpinion: For The Sake Of Public Health, The President Must Embrace The World
B.U. School of Public Health dean: President Trump's isolationist policy builds walls and places the U.S. in opposition to the trend of international cooperation that has created a safer, healthier...
View ArticleIBM Uses Supercomputer Watson Technology To Track — And Fight — Cancer
The company recently started a five-year, $50 million partnership with the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to study drug-resistant cancers.
View ArticleVenture Capital Firm Partner: 'There's No Better Time To Do Drug Discovery'...
Though drug discovery is "inherently risky," Dr. Bob Tepper says there have been many recent breakthroughs related to new cancer drugs.
View ArticleOncology 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.
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