Sacklers Lose Bid To Dismiss Charges In Mass. In First Test Of OxyContin...
Judge Jane Sanders said Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has jurisdiction to pursue the 17 individuals, including members of the Sackler family, named in the suit.
View ArticleDA Rollins: Philadelphia Ruling A 'Turning Point' For Supervised Consumption...
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins is now calling on the Legislature to approve a statewide pilot program to allow sites to open in Massachusetts.
View ArticleBoston Resident Tests Positive For Measles
It's the first confirmed case of measles in a city resident since 2013 and the third this year in Massachusetts.
View ArticleBoston Is Using A Chemical Warfare Device To Help Fight Fentanyl
A small tool called the MX908 can test trace drug samples for evidence of fentanyl and other deadly chemicals, which advocates say may ultimately help reduce overdose deaths in an opioid epidemic.
View ArticleFlies Once Again Lead To Closure Of Manchester VA Operating Room
The flies in the operating rooms have been a problem for many years, despite the VA's attempts to remedy the problem.
View ArticleTelling People 'Just Don't Vape' Not Effective, Public Health Researcher Says
Dr. Michael Siegel of Boston University School of Public Health believes black market THC is a bigger danger than nicotine products
View ArticleA Drug Was Made For Just One Child, Raising Hopes About Future Of Tailored...
Milasen is the first example of a treatment created for just one person and likely to work only for her. In a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, scientists reported...
View ArticleBankruptcy Judge Says He Will Halt Lawsuits Against Purdue Pharma For 6 Months
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain strongly brushed aside the argument from a group of state attorneys general that lawsuits against members of the wealthy Sackler family would be essential to getting...
View ArticleHeld For 20 Days: How N.H.'s Shortage Of Mental Health Beds Erodes Patients'...
The case -- which could have profound impacts on how New Hampshire treats people who are in a mental health crisis -- involves a group of mostly anonymous plaintiffs who were confined in hospital...
View ArticleMass. Is Now Collecting Data To Measure Quality Of Opioid Abuse Treatments
The data includes information from insurance claims, surveys from treatment programs and patients sharing their experiences. Organizers hope it will form the basis for a nationwide ratings system for...
View ArticleOfficials Say EEE Remains A Threat Until A Hard Frost. What Is That Exactly?
So far this year, 12 people have contracted Eastern equine encephalitis virus in Massachusetts, and as of Friday, four of those people have died from the disease.
View ArticleMass. Reports 10 New Likely Cases Of Vaping Illness To CDC
The Department of Public Health announced that it has now reported a total of 29 cases — 10 confirmed and 19 probable — to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
View ArticleConcerns Rise About Possible Complications From Steroid Injections For Hip...
Doctors have long assumed common steroid injections for knee and hip arthritis were safe; a small but growing body of evidence suggests they might make arthritis worse.
View ArticleMethodology: How We Calculated The Tax Rates For Our Medicare For All Examples
For our analysis, we used three tax rates -- 11.5%, 15% and 18% -- to calculate what health care might cost our four Massachusetts individuals and families if the Unites States transitions to a...
View ArticleWhat Medicare For All Might Mean For 4 Mass. Households
If you've watched Democratic presidential debates, you've heard of Medicare for All. But there’s little information about what the system might mean for your costs. So we created a basic formula, and...
View ArticleDogs As Therapy: How Dogs May Improve Health, Well-Being And Longevity
"To have this animal walk by and, you know, offer you its unconditional love. That tail wag has the ability to make that day, and I see that all the time in the hospital."
View ArticleBaker Bill Demands More Money For Primary Care And Behavioral Health
The governor's proposal would also penalize excessive drug price increases and limit surprise emergency billing.
View ArticleCambridge-Based Biogen Says It Will Seek Approval Of Alzheimer's Drug
The medicine, a treatment for early Alzheimer's disease, is a landmark step toward finding a treatment that can alter the course of the most common form of dementia.
View ArticleHealth Officials: 2 Children In Boston Diagnosed With Highly Contagious...
Both confirmed cases were linked to daycare centers with a focus on serving children who have experienced homelessness, according to a joint statement from Mayor Marty Walsh and the city's public...
View ArticleJudge Rejects Baker's Appeal Of Ruling On Mass. Temporary Vape Ban
Baker's office released a statement following Desmond's decision, writing that the administration is working with Attorney General Maura Healey's office "to ensure the ban remains in place."
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