New Cancer Treatments Top $500,000 And Raise Daunting Questions About How To Pay
CAR-T cell therapy gives new urgency to a long-simmering question: Is there any ceiling on cancer drug prices?
View ArticleWomen In Peru Used Abortion Pill On Their Own Without Major Complications,...
Among 220 women who used the drug misoprostol to have abortions at home, 90 percent had complete abortions with very few complications, a Boston researcher and others report.
View ArticleBoston EMS Reports Opioid Overdose Deaths Were Way Up In 2017
It's not clear what's happening, but doctors, drug users and first responders all say they are worried about more and more deadly versions of fentanyl.
View ArticleAs More Survive Cancer, These Doctors Try To Ease The Aftermath Of Treatment
Million of Americans have survived cancer. Several local doctors are among a growing group trying to improve the quality of life for those survivors.
View ArticleAfter Cancer At 18, I Learned 'Chemo Brain' Can Last Long Past Chemo
Cancer treatment has left its mark on my brain, even four years after starting treatment for lymphoma, writes Cynthia Fernandez.
View ArticleDave And Danny, E-Patient And Doctor, On The Rise Of 'Participatory Medicine'
Leaders of the "participatory medicine" movement write that patients should be partners in their care, rather than passive recipients.
View ArticleBill Would Allow 72-Hour Hold On Patients Seeking Help With Addiction
Gov. Charlie Baker proposed the bill. He said his main intent is to create a better long-term treatment system.
View ArticleSevere Gum Disease Linked To 24 Percent Higher Risk Of Cancer, Tufts Study Finds
Here's yet more evidence that your mouth is part of your body, and its health can affect conditions ranging from diabetes to cancer.
View ArticleHits Affecting The Head — Even Ones Without Concussions — Cause CTE, BU Study...
Researchers say the study gives "the best evidence to date" that preventing all head hits, whether concussions occur or not, is the key to preventing the serious form of chronic brain damage often...
View ArticleMajor Mass. Insurers Dropped From State Employee Health System
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Health Plan and Fallon Health, which are the second-, third- and fourth-largest insurers in the state, have been dropped by the Group Insurance Commission (GIC).
View ArticleA Longtime Sex Therapist's Lessons From The Aziz Ansari Date Tell-All
We need more mindful dating, says sex therapist Aline Zoldbrod, and more open discussion and self-reflection on the nuts and bolts of today’s sexual scene.
View ArticleUnder Obamacare, Out-Of-Pocket Costs Dropped But Premiums Rose, Study Finds
A study of more than 80,000 Americans finds that in its first two years, the Affordable Care Act led to lower out-of-pocket medical spending but higher premiums, and it helped low-income households...
View ArticleVaping As Lesser Evil: Boston Expert's Top Takeaways From Big E-Cig Report
"It's very clear that vaping is much safer than smoking," says a Boston University expert who emphasizes the upsides of e-cigarettes more than most of his public health peers. And "if people switch...
View ArticleGIC To Reconsider Health Plan Consolidation
The moves comes after the state's attorney general said she will investigate whether the GIC complied with open meeting law. She has since said she is "hopeful" the commission is "headed in the right...
View ArticleAmid Outcry From Government Employees, GIC Reconsiders Vote To Drop 3 Insurers
There's been a mounting outcry from those who would be affected by the change.
View ArticleU.S. Surgeon General On Opioid Epidemic
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has spend the last few days in the Boston area, telling state leaders he and the Trump administration are serious about combating the opioid epidemic.
View ArticleFlu In Mass. Shoots Back Up Again, As Wave Of Illness Sweeps Country
Last week, it was looking like Massachusetts might be spared the wicked wave of flu sweeping the country. Now, it's looking like we're not going to be so lucky.
View ArticleStudy Finds Virtually Zero Benefit From Workplace Wellness Program In 1st Year
A major new study finds virtually zero benefits from a workplace wellness program in its first year: No lower health costs. No extra trips to the gym. No rise in productivity.
View ArticleWhy Apple's Move On Medical Records Marks A Tectonic Shift
It represents the first time a consumer platform in the hands of tens of millions daily will get data from the institutional health care system.
View ArticleGIC Votes To Restore 3 Health Insurers To Plan Options
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Health Plan and Fallon Community Health have all been reinstated as GIC insurance carriers.
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