Baker Tax Plan Would Hit Firms That Make Opioid Drugs
Gov. Charlie Baker's call to tax manufacturers of opioid medications represents the latest high-profile attempt by state leaders to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable in some part for the...
View ArticleChinese Scientist Told UMass Nobel Laureate About Gene-Edited Babies
The U.S. Nobel laureate knew about Chinese researcher's claim of world's first gene-edited babies, furthering debate about scientists' duty to alert troubling research.
View ArticleProsecutors Portray Drug Company Founder As Greedy In Day 1 Of Opioid...
A federal prosecutor said a pharmaceutical company founder “put profits over people” by bribing doctors around the country to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray.
View ArticleCEO Of Powerful Partners HealthCare Unexpectedly Opts To Step Down
David Torchiana, a cardiologist who has led Partners HealthCare since 2015, plans to retire effective April 29.
View ArticleWhat The CEO's Departure Means For Partners HealthCare
Paul Hattis, public health professor at Tufts University, discusses the coming leadership change at Partners HealthCare.
View ArticleHealth Officials Warn Of HIV Spike Among Boston Drug Users
Six people have been newly diagnosed with the virus since Nov. 1.
View ArticleMental Health Care, Addiction Treatment Still Inaccessible For Mass....
The authors of the new report say they hope this will serve as a call to action for policymakers.
View ArticleMass. Doctor Who Survived Ebola Honored For Service In Liberia
A Massachusetts doctor who was among a handful of Americans treated and cured of Ebola in 2014 is being recognized for his work in Liberia through the deadly epidemic.
View ArticleAs Drug Prices Rise, Is Boston’s Prosperity Based On A Moral Crime?
We all need to face up to the real-world consequences of drug pricing practices. That’s not a comfortable thing to do, not for the people who work for drug companies, and not for those of us who are...
View ArticleLawsuit Details The Sacklers, Family Behind Oxycontin, Made More Than $4 Billion
It's the first allegations with details of how hundreds of millions of dollars flowed to the family year after year.
View Article2 Children Die Of Flu In Mass.
Twelve-year-old Aaron Zenus, of Milford, died Wednesday. A girl in Middlesex County whose name was not released has also died, public health officials confirmed Friday.
View ArticleSuit: Patients Who Used Purdue's Discount Cards Were More Likely To Get...
Purdue Pharma created the OxyContin Savings Card so people would stay on the drug for longer periods of time, the Massachusetts attorney general claims.
View ArticleMaine Orders Stores To Remove Edibles Containing CBD
Health inspectors began informing businesses last week they must remove all foods, tinctures and capsules containing CBD.
View ArticleAdvocates: Massachusetts Must Spend More To Curb Smoking
Anti-smoking advocates are faulting state political leaders for not spending enough money to curb smoking in the Commonwealth.
View ArticleWhen You're A Wreck And The Doctor Tells You, 'It's A Virus, Just Deal'
Among all the other nasty symptoms, viral illnesses pose the challenge of waiting it out without the antibiotics you might wish you could take.
View ArticleMore Than 20,000 Women Rushed To Get IUDs Right After Trump Elected, Study Finds
Based on millions of records for women with commercial insurance, it appears that 700 extra women per day rushed to get IUDs and implants in the month after President Trump was elected.
View ArticleSurprising Harvard Study Finds Higher Sperm Counts In Men Who Smoke Marijuana
Contrary to previous research, the fertility-clinic study finds that men who smoke marijuana appear to have better sperm counts and concentrations than men who have never smoked.
View ArticleNew Hampshire Senator Wants Info On Purdue's Anti-Addiction Marketing
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is asking the FDA to provide information on how it prevents pharmaceutical companies from fueling the opioid crisis by marketing both addictive prescription drugs and...
View ArticleMass. Doctor Helps Bring Medical Care To Elderly In War-Ravaged Eastern Ukraine
Dr. Deane Marchbein is now in eastern Ukraine with Doctors Without Borders. The Arlington native coordinates the group's medical care in 28 villages.
View ArticleBucking The Merger Trend, Atrius And Blue Cross Sign A Novel Payment Deal
Atrius and the insurer have signed a seven-year deal that Atrius says will give it the funds to grow, improve patient care, and lower health care costs.
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