Researchers See Progress Toward A Blood Test That Could Warn Of Premature...
Researchers hope ultimately for a pregnancy "fingerprint" that could indicate various sorts of risk and help prevent problems.
View ArticleBeth Israel Lahey Health Is Set To Become Official
The new Beth Israel Lahey Health has 13 hospitals that cover eastern Massachusetts from Gloucester to Plymouth.
View ArticleBeth Israel And Lahey Merger Now Officially Complete
Beth Israel Deaconess and Lahey Health have officially merged, as of Friday. Veteran health economist Stuart Altman joined Morning Edition to talk about the merger.
View Article10 Things We Know (As In, Actually Have Published Evidence For) About...
From THC to CBD, we don't know much about health effects of cannabis, but a senior nutrition scientist sums up what we do know: It's looking like neither a demon nor a panacea.
View ArticleBoston Health Officials Warn Of Measles Exposure After Confirmed Case
A person diagnosed with the virus took a bus from New York City to Boston and then to New Hampshire, Boston health officials said.
View ArticlePurdue Pharma Seeks Dismissal Of Mass. Lawsuit Alleging Greed, Deception By...
Purdue argues the lawsuit distorts facts, mischaracterizes documents and makes oversimplified claims in an attempt to cast the drug maker as a scapegoat for the deadly opioid addiction crisis.
View ArticleMetLife Denied Her Disability Claim For Trans Surgery. Then It Voluntarily...
MetLife, one of the nation's largest disability insurers, said it would eliminate the trans surgery exclusion for millions of policy holders.
View ArticleVeterans Hope Study Reveals What Blast Injuries Do To 'Your Brain, Your Body,...
A record number of veterans have enrolled in the Boston study. In the process, some veterans have received tips on how to cope with memory loss and other problems.
View ArticleAtul Gawande Announces Name For New Health Care Venture
The much-anticipated health care venture helmed by the prominent Boston surgeon and author, and formed by the companies Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, will be known as Haven.
View ArticleEsketamine Approval 'A Huge Step' In Depression Treatment, But Still Much...
The medication will be marketed under the name Spravato.
View ArticleCVS Will Soon Change Its Hold Music, Thrilling Harvard Psychiatrist Who...
Steven Schlozman calculated that over the course of his career, he's spent 25 days of his life listening to the scratchy piano music. CVS says the change will come this year.
View ArticleNew Gene Therapy Shows Promise For Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease affects an estimated 100,000 Americans and millions more worldwide. A new gene therapy could help fight it.
View ArticleWorcester A Model For U.S. Communities Fighting Hepatitis Outbreaks
Outreach teams, like those used in the central Massachusetts city, are seen as the new best approach for nationwide outbreaks in homeless and drug users.
View ArticlePatient Deaths Cited In Mass. Settlement With 7 Nursing Homes
Seven nursing homes in Massachusetts have reached settlements with the state to resolve allegations of systematic failures.
View ArticleLeading Scientists Call For Moratorium And Global Forum On Gene-Edited Babies
"The statement is quite simple," says gene editing pioneer Feng Zhang. "We should not use germline editing to create genetically modified babies at this point."
View ArticleWhat Difference Does It Really Make To Talk About Dying Earlier?
A study of advanced cancer patients finds reduced anxiety and depression when end-of-life conversations happen earlier and more often, but no apparent effect on medical care.
View ArticleGroup Of Civilly Committed Men Sues Mass. Alleging Gender Discrimination In...
The lawsuit filed by 10 men civilly committed to a minimum security prison in Plymouth alleges that because the state no longer allows women to be involuntarily committed to prisons for addiction...
View ArticleSen. Markey, Pro-Choice Advocates Slam Trump Administration's Title X...
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey called the proposed changes "disastrous," arguing that withholding federal funds from centers that provide or refer abortion services would ruin progress made on women's rights and...
View ArticleUpcoming Event, 3/26: A Snappy Evening On Single Payer — The Pros, The Cons,...
Join us at WBUR's CitySpace on 3/26 at 6:30 p.m. for a lively discussion about single-payer health care.
View ArticleTroubled Statehouse Poised To Back Family Planning Funding After Trump's...
The Statehouse appears ready to take action next week in response to the White House's proposed changes to the Title X program.
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