Mass. Health Officials Want Info On Vaping-Related Illnesses
The Department of Public Health is mandating that vaping-related illnesses be reported to the department for the next 12 months.
View ArticleStudy Finds Association Between Gender Identity Conversion Efforts And...
Researchers found transgender individuals who experienced gender identity conversion efforts by a therapist or religious adviser were more than twice as likely to attempt suicide.
View ArticleTrump Administration Will Propose Banning Thousands Of Vaping Flavors
The Food and Drug Administration will develop guidelines to remove from the market all e-cigarette flavors except tobacco, despite aggressive lobbying from vaping device maker Juul.
View ArticleOxyContin Maker May Have Reached Deal With 22 AGs. Healey Is Not One Of Them.
Purdue Pharma is under fire for its role in the opioid epidemic, and the company has reportedly agreed to a tentative settlement with 22 state attorneys general -- but not Massachusetts Attorney...
View ArticleVeterans With PTSD Turn To Beekeeping For Relief
Researchers are beginning to study whether beekeeping has therapeutic benefits. For now, there is little hard data, but veterans in programs like one in Manchester, N.H., insist that it helps them...
View ArticlePublic Health Commissioner: Mass. At 'Critical Time' For EEE
Though the calendar has flipped to September and people may no longer have mosquitoes on the mind, Eastern Equine Encephalitis remains a "serious concern," the commissioner says.
View ArticleMan Hospitalized With State's First West Nile Case Of 2019
The state Department of Public Health announced Wednesday night that a man in his 60s in Middlesex County was hospitalized for the West Nile virus.
View ArticleHealey Explains Why She — And Many Other AGs — Are Still Fighting The...
Twenty-six state attorneys general, including the District of Columbia, have not signed on to Purdue Pharma's proposed settlement to more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits, according to Massachusetts Attorney...
View ArticlePot Regulators Order Industry To Disclose Ingredients In Vapes
The new level of transparency comes while public health officials at the federal and state levels eye a multi-state outbreak of lung disease associated with the use of e-cigarettes and vaporizers.
View ArticleKey Women's Heart Attack Symptoms Not So Different From Men's, AI Study Finds
Analysis of how more than 600 patients describe their symptoms finds that chest pain is central for the vast majority of women as well as men.
View Article8th Human Case Of EEE Confirmed In Mass.
The state Department of Public Health said Friday the latest case of the mosquito-borne disease is in a man in his 50s from northeastern Bristol County.
View ArticleNew York AG Says Purdue Owners Used Swiss Banks To Hide Transfers Of Millions
In a court filing, New York said it has already documented $1 billion in transfers between Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family.
View ArticleWomen's Health Problems Linked To Forced First Sexual Experience, Cambridge...
Among the 1 in 16 American women who report "forced sexual initiation," the more common conditions include chronic pelvic pain, researchers say.
View ArticleWhat We Know About Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses In Mass.
Massachusetts public health officials are looking at 38 possible cases of vaping-related lung illness, including some that required intensive care.
View ArticleRhode Island Reports 2 New Human Cases Of EEE
Rhode Island officials have confirmed two more human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis this season.
View ArticleBoston Health Officials Consider New Restrictions On Flavored Tobacco Products
The city’s Public Health Commission is considering a proposal that would limit sales of mint and menthol nicotine and tobacco products to adult-only tobacco retailers.
View ArticleJudge Denies Motion To Dismiss Mass. Suit Against Purdue Pharma
Attorney General Maura Healey is applauding the decision, but it's still unclear if the Massachusetts suit will proceed.
View ArticleIn Mass. And Beyond, State Lawmakers Push For Medicaid Coverage Of Birth Doulas
Advocates say Medicaid coverage for doulas could help reduce the huge health gaps between black and white mothers, and provide more doula care for lower-income women who need it most but can't afford...
View ArticleNew Hampshire AG Rejects Proposed Mass. General Affiliation For 2 Hospitals
The New Hampshire Attorney General's office says a proposal for two seacoast-area hospitals to affiliate themselves with Massachusetts General Hospital is unlawful because it likely will lead to unfair...
View Article2nd Human EEE Death Reported In Mass.
A Bristol County man in his 70s has died after contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis. It was the 10th human case of the illness confirmed this year.
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