Harvard Scientists: 'Smoking-Gun Evidence' Of Key To Hearing In Ear's Hair Cells
Hearing is the last among the senses to be understood at the level of how external-world stimuli are translated into electrical signals that go to the brain, Harvard researchers say -- in part because...
View ArticleMass. Health Alert: Risk Of Recent Measles Exposures At Logan, Lexington Pool...
The patient was at Logan Airport on Aug. 15, then in several public spots in Lexington in the following days, ending up at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center on Aug. 20 and 21.
View ArticleHow 'Fortnite' Hooks Your Kid, And Why Experts Say You May Not Need To Worry
Three experts — a psychologist, a professor and a pediatrician — discuss the allure, learning merits and health implications of "Fortnite: Battle Royale."
View ArticleTo Anyone Using Illicit Drugs In Mass.: 'There's A Very High Likelihood...
The state public health commissioner is urging anybody using illicit drugs to "understand the risks [and] carry naloxone."
View ArticleMassachusetts Reports 3 Human Cases Of West Nile Virus
The Department of Public Health said Friday that none of the cases were fatal, though two required hospitalization.
View ArticleFentanyl-Involved Deaths At All-Time High In Massachusetts
Dr. Alexander Walley, director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Boston Medical Center joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss the data.
View Article11 Greater Boston Communities Now 'High' Risk For West Nile Virus
Those 11 communities are Arlington, Boston, Belmont, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Medford, Newton, Somerville and Watertown.
View ArticleBaker Hints At Fentanyl Enforcement As Death Toll Continues
Gov. Charlie Baker suggested potential further action in the coming weeks aimed at combating the deadly synthetic opioid.
View ArticleThe Beauty Of 'Small Data' In Medicine, From Measuring Kids To Tumor Mutations
A big-data informatician writes about a case that marked the beginning of a long education on the value of small data -- that is, the clinical impact of a small number of reliable measurements on a...
View Article12 Cases Of Legionnaire's Disease Confirmed In New Hampshire
New Hampshire's state epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan joined WBUR's Jack Lepiarz to discuss the outbreak.Â
View ArticleAbout That Heart Device Your Doctor Recommends: Are You Sure You Understand...
With an LVAD heart device, it's a classically complex medical decision: Statistically, you’re likely to do better, but there’s a serious chance you’ll be made seriously worse.
View ArticleSleep 101: Harvard Freshmen Required To Take Sleep Course Before School Begins
"I think a lot of students who are very high-achieving have this mind-set that the less sleep you get, the cooler you are," one student says.
View ArticleMass. Law On ICU Nurse Staffing Ratios Has Had Little Effect Since 2016,...
The study concluded that state-mandated nurse staffing ratios for ICU patients that began in 2016 have had little effect on mortality or complications.
View ArticleMass. General Researchers: Can Medicine Mimic How Exercise Counteracts...
The researchers find that they can use drugs to mimic the effects of exercise in mice with Alzheimer's disease -- but it will be years before that could possibly happen in humans.
View ArticleThe Power And Pitfalls Of The Popular Ketogenic Diet For Patients
Long before it became one of the hottest diets in America, the ketogenic diet was used for patients with epilepsy, and it often works -- but it's extraordinarily challenging to follow even for them.
View ArticleHot, Dry Summer Brings Fewer Cases Of Lyme Disease
Preliminary indicators show the disease abating, and public health authorities say they are finding fewer deer ticks in the environment.
View ArticleIbogaine: One Man's Journey To Mexico For Psychedelic Addiction Treatment
The controversial drug, illegal in the U.S., has been shown to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings for people addicted to opioids. But some caution it poses safety risks and dispute its...
View ArticleAddiction Center At Boston Medical Unveils New Tool To Help Employers...
The Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center is launching an online resource library to give employers tools to help workers whose lives have been impacted by the opioid epidemic.
View ArticleOverall Health Care Spending Is Down In Massachusetts, But Patients Are...
State officials say total health care expenditures in 2017 grew at 1.6 percent in Massachusetts.
View ArticleMixed Results From State's Attempts To Contain Health Care Costs
Massachusetts is producing mixed results as it tests a new way to contain the cost of health care.
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