'It Was A Punch In The Stomach': Pelletier Father Recalls First Days At...
A jury will decide on whether doctors took the right course of action in 2013 by separating Justina Pelletier from her parents in a protracted lawsuit the family brought alleging Boston Children's...
View ArticleAfter First Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Case In Mass., Some Bostonians Worry...
Health officials emphasize the risk of getting the flu is much higher than the risk of contracting the Wuhan coronavirus, but some are still taking precautions. Others warn that heightened attention on...
View ArticleBoston Has Its First Confirmed Case Of Coronavirus. Here's What You Should Know
As Boston and state health officials urge residents to stick with their regular routines, here are a few things to know about the deadly virus that spreads like the flu.
View ArticleSmith College Says Student Is Being Monitored Out Of 'Abundance Of Caution'...
The student notified the college after developing "cold-like symptoms" that it was possible she may have been on the same flight as a UMass Boston student who contracted the virus. Smith College says...
View ArticleStudy: Meds Like Methadone Reduce Risk For Opioid Users Better Than Therapy,...
Three months after an opioid use disorder diagnosis, those treated with buprenorphine or methadone had a 76% lower risk of overdose. At 12 months, researchers found a 59% lower risk.
View ArticleMental Health Access Bill Up In Senate Feb. 13
The bill, which will be debated in the Senate next week, would give the state notable new powers to enforce existing state and federal laws that require equitable access to physical and mental health...
View ArticleGown, Mask, Face Shield, Gloves: Preparing For Coronavirus At A Boston Hospital
As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak develops mainly in China, hospitals in Boston -- thousands of miles away -- try to prepare and handle patient concerns.
View ArticleMass. Outlines Deal For A $2 Million Drug: Pay Only If It Works
If a new treatment for a rare muscular and spinal atrophy disorder works, we pay. If not, we get most -- if not all -- of our money back.
View ArticleNeurologist Takes Stand To Defend Care Given To Justina Pelletier At Boston...
"I literally ran to the hospital," said the neurologist who treated Pelletier, recounting the moment he learned that his patient's father had arrived at Boston Children's and was demanding his...
View ArticleProgress Slows In Massachusetts: Death Rates Flat In Opioid Crisis
The state Department of Public Health says preliminary data shows virtually no change from 2018 to 2019 in the number of residents who overdosed and could not be revived. Examiners found fentanyl in...
View Article'It's Just The Flu': Father Recounts College Student's Life-And-Death Battle
Flu poses special challenges on college campuses, where germs spread quickly and students may be handling their own health for the first time.
View ArticleSenate Unanimously Approves Vast Mental Health Bill
The Senate unanimously approved wide-reaching legislation Thursday designed to remove common barriers blocking access to mental health treatment.
View ArticleConversation About 'Moral Injury' Captures Doctors' Distress Deeper Than Burnout
There's much talk about an epidemic of burnout in American medicine, but WBUR CitySpace panelists argue that what's actually eroding medical morale is "moral injury," a feeling of doing wrong by...
View ArticleFlu Severity Rises To 'Very High' In Massachusetts
The percentage of flu-like illness visits remains higher than the same week in the previous two years, DPH reported.
View ArticleJury Finds Boston Children's Hospital Was Not Negligent In Sending Teen To...
Justina Pelletier, who was a teenager when she was cut off from her family and placed in the psychiatric ward at Boston Children's Hospital, said she was mistreated by hospital staff.
View Article'We're Racing Time': Biotech Companies Rush To Complete Coronavirus Vaccine
If scientists are unable to create a vaccine before the virus spreads further and begins mutating, their efforts won’t be as effective in preventing a global pandemic. "People are working a lot of long...
View ArticleA New Antibiotic, Discovered By Artificial Intelligence, May Help...
The new compound is named Halicin, after the murderous AI from the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey." It has raised hopes that artificial intelligence might boost the lagging antibiotic development field.
View ArticleHow 2020 Democrats' Health Care Plans Would Rock Hospital Budgets In Mass.
Massachusetts hospital data obtained by WBUR shed light on how 'Medicare For All" and public option plans could affect hospitals' bottom lines.
View ArticleCoronavirus Vaccine Ships From Mass. To National Institute For Further Research
The vials, from Cambridge-based Moderna Therapeutics, were manufactured in a Norwood plant.
View Article5th Vaping Death Reported In Mass.
The man, who was in his 40s, had told authorities he vaped THC, used a vaping product that contained THC, a psychoactive chemical found in marijuana.
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