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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 18, 2019
A 2ND PERSON IN MASS. IS DIAGNOSED WITH MOSQUITO-LINKED EEE DISEASE

Another person has contracted the EEE virus in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health confirmed on Friday. This comes less...
Boston, Environment, Health, News, Science
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 16, 2019
CONCIERGE DNA TESTING: BOSTON DOCTORS AND GENETIC COUNSELORS CONSULT, BUT IT WILL COST YOU

It's arguably the opposite of modestly priced, do-it-yourself at-home DNA testing: a full-service genomics clinic for healthy patients...
Boston, Health, News, Science
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 15, 2019
THESE BIONIC SHORTS COULD HELP YOU RUN LONGER WITHOUT GETTING TIRED

“You notice it. You feel it pulling on you,” says Harvard engineer Conor Walsh of the "exosuit" designed to help people walk longer...
Fatigue, Boston, Health, News, Science, Technology
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 15, 2019
WHAT DOES THE HARVARD PILGRIM-TUFTS MERGER MEAN FOR CONSUMERS?

Harvard Business School professor Leemore Dafny has studied this question and joins us this morning with some insights.
Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 15, 2019
BOSTON RESEARCHERS TRY DRUG-CONTROLLED GENE THERAPY ON DEADLY BRAIN TUMOR

The study on glioblastoma is the first example of such on-and-off gene therapy in humans, researchers say.
Tumors, Drugs, Brain, Boston, Health, News, Science
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 14, 2019
SOMERVILLE MAYOR PLANS TO OPEN A SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE NEXT YEAR

Despite opposition from federal prosecutors, Joseph Curtatone is pledging to open a clinic where doctors and nurses would monitor illegal...
Plan, Drugs, Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 14, 2019
INSURERS HARVARD PILGRIM AND TUFTS HEALTH PLAN SAY THEY'LL MERGE

The state's second- and third-largest health insurance companies plan to merge.
Plan, Boston, Business, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 13, 2019
MOVING AWAY FROM 'WHITE PEOPLE ONLY' DNA TESTS: AFRICAN PROJECT SEEKS THOUSANDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH GENETICS

Recent efforts to study the genetics of a number of illnesses have what many of us are calling a “diversity problem.” Most of the work...
Boston, Health, Opinion
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 12, 2019
DESPITE PROGRESS ON DIABETES TREATMENTS, STUDY FINDS AMERICAN PATIENT HEALTH NO BETTER

On four key measures of health - blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and smoking - MGH researchers find no improvement and continuing...
Diabetes, Cholesterol, Boston, Health, Science
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 8, 2019
WHERE RACIAL GAPS IN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE MELT AWAY: MILITARY INSURANCE

Quality of care measures of a common coronary artery procedure are just as good for blacks as whites in the military health care system,...
Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 8, 2019
MOST MASS. COUNTIES HAVE AMONG THE HIGHEST RATES OF DISPENSING OVERDOSE-REVERSAL DRUG

And doctors, street workers and police say the drug, naloxone, is the reason why Massachusetts' opioid overdose death rate is dropping.
Drugs, Drop, Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 8, 2019
TOXIC MERCURY IN SEAFOOD MAY CLIMB AS OCEAN WARMS, STUDY FINDS

New research suggests that warming seawater and changing ocean conditions might be causing toxic mercury concentrations to rise in...
Boston, Environment, Health, News, Science
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 7, 2019
BOSTON HOSPITALS DEDICATE $3 MILLION TO LOW-INCOME HOUSING INITIATIVE

Boston Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital are devoting the first $1.5 million to families...
Hospital, Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 6, 2019
MASS. SHERIFF TOUTS SUCCESS OF INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT PROGRAM AMID SCRUTINY OF SECTION 35

While lawmakers review the state's forced addiction treatment efforts under Section 35, several state and federal officials are praising...
Boston, Crime & Justice, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 3, 2019
MIT SCIENTISTS SYNTHESIZE THE FEEL-GOOD MOLECULES IN KAVA, 'NATURE'S XANAX'

As kava bars crop up around the United States, offering a pleasant social buzz familiar to South Pacific islanders for thousands of...
Boston, Health, News, Science
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 3, 2019
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A MAJOR HEARING IN AG HEALEY'S LAWSUIT AGAINST PURDUE PHARMA

A judge is weighing a motion to dismiss Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, the maker of the...
Power, Drugs, Boston, Crime & Justice, News, Politics
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Aug 1, 2019
LGBT CANCER SURVIVORS FACE DISPARITIES IN POST-CANCER CARE, BU STUDY SAYS

LGBT cancer survivors receive less access to follow-up care than heterosexual survivors, a study finds.
Face, Cancer, Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Jul 30, 2019
HOUSE SET TO VOTE ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH BILL

The bill addresses several areas of concern, including behavioral health, the pediatric health workforce and insurance coverage for...
Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Jul 27, 2019
FAMILIES FOUGHT FOR A NEW DRUG'S APPROVAL. NOW THEY FEAR INSURERS WILL DROP IT

A report from the nonprofit Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, or ICER, a drug price watchdog organization, says at $1 million...
Drugs, Drop, Boston, Health, News
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By CommonHealth Wbur - Jul 25, 2019
MASS. EYE AND EAR TO TAKE PART IN FIRST U.S. CRISPR STUDY INSIDE THE BODY

Researchers in Boston and 17 other locations will study changes to genes associated with sight.
Eye, Boston, Health, News, Science, Technology
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A 2ND PERSON IN MASS. IS DIAGNOSED WITH MOSQUITO-LINKED EEE DISEASE

Another person has contracted the EEE virus in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health confirmed on Friday. This comes less...

CONCIERGE DNA TESTING: BOSTON DOCTORS AND GENETIC COUNSELORS CONSULT, BUT IT WILL COST YOU

It's arguably the opposite of modestly priced, do-it-yourself at-home DNA testing: a full-service genomics clinic for healthy patients...

THESE BIONIC SHORTS COULD HELP YOU RUN LONGER WITHOUT GETTING TIRED

“You notice it. You feel it pulling on you,” says Harvard engineer Conor Walsh of the "exosuit" designed to help people walk longer...

WHAT DOES THE HARVARD PILGRIM-TUFTS MERGER MEAN FOR CONSUMERS?

Harvard Business School professor Leemore Dafny has studied this question and joins us this morning with some insights.

BOSTON RESEARCHERS TRY DRUG-CONTROLLED GENE THERAPY ON DEADLY BRAIN TUMOR

The study on glioblastoma is the first example of such on-and-off gene therapy in humans, researchers say.

SOMERVILLE MAYOR PLANS TO OPEN A SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE NEXT YEAR

Despite opposition from federal prosecutors, Joseph Curtatone is pledging to open a clinic where doctors and nurses would monitor illegal...

INSURERS HARVARD PILGRIM AND TUFTS HEALTH PLAN SAY THEY'LL MERGE

The state's second- and third-largest health insurance companies plan to merge.

MOVING AWAY FROM 'WHITE PEOPLE ONLY' DNA TESTS: AFRICAN PROJECT SEEKS THOUSANDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH GENETICS

Recent efforts to study the genetics of a number of illnesses have what many of us are calling a “diversity problem.” Most of the work...

DESPITE PROGRESS ON DIABETES TREATMENTS, STUDY FINDS AMERICAN PATIENT HEALTH NO BETTER

On four key measures of health - blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and smoking - MGH researchers find no improvement and continuing...

WHERE RACIAL GAPS IN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE MELT AWAY: MILITARY INSURANCE

Quality of care measures of a common coronary artery procedure are just as good for blacks as whites in the military health care system,...

MOST MASS. COUNTIES HAVE AMONG THE HIGHEST RATES OF DISPENSING OVERDOSE-REVERSAL DRUG

And doctors, street workers and police say the drug, naloxone, is the reason why Massachusetts' opioid overdose death rate is dropping.

TOXIC MERCURY IN SEAFOOD MAY CLIMB AS OCEAN WARMS, STUDY FINDS

New research suggests that warming seawater and changing ocean conditions might be causing toxic mercury concentrations to rise in...

BOSTON HOSPITALS DEDICATE $3 MILLION TO LOW-INCOME HOUSING INITIATIVE

Boston Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital are devoting the first $1.5 million to families...

MASS. SHERIFF TOUTS SUCCESS OF INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT PROGRAM AMID SCRUTINY OF SECTION 35

While lawmakers review the state's forced addiction treatment efforts under Section 35, several state and federal officials are praising...

MIT SCIENTISTS SYNTHESIZE THE FEEL-GOOD MOLECULES IN KAVA, 'NATURE'S XANAX'

As kava bars crop up around the United States, offering a pleasant social buzz familiar to South Pacific islanders for thousands of...

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A MAJOR HEARING IN AG HEALEY'S LAWSUIT AGAINST PURDUE PHARMA

A judge is weighing a motion to dismiss Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, the maker of the...

LGBT CANCER SURVIVORS FACE DISPARITIES IN POST-CANCER CARE, BU STUDY SAYS

LGBT cancer survivors receive less access to follow-up care than heterosexual survivors, a study finds.

HOUSE SET TO VOTE ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH BILL

The bill addresses several areas of concern, including behavioral health, the pediatric health workforce and insurance coverage for...

FAMILIES FOUGHT FOR A NEW DRUG'S APPROVAL. NOW THEY FEAR INSURERS WILL DROP IT

A report from the nonprofit Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, or ICER, a drug price watchdog organization, says at $1 million...

MASS. EYE AND EAR TO TAKE PART IN FIRST U.S. CRISPR STUDY INSIDE THE BODY

Researchers in Boston and 17 other locations will study changes to genes associated with sight.

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Hospitals treat 1,000 dementia patients a day because basic social care is...

There were 344,522 emergency admissions involving dementia patients like Alan Spice in the UK in 2017/18 - the equivalent to 944 a day and up from 257,559 cases in 2013/14.

Malaria on the rise - and the US not ready: CDC's supply of drugs to treat...

An expert from the University of Maryland School Medicine has warned that the CDC's remaining supply of the IV form of quinidine gluconate expired in April 2019.

Increasing blood pressure drugs after hospitalization may be dangerous...

University of California, San Francisco researchers found that intensifying high blood pressure treatment for hospitalized seniors may do more harm than good, leading to more...

How 2 Moms Started A Genius, No-Bullshit Kids Clothing Line

An orange coat for her twin girls. That's all Galyn Bernard was looking for. Why did she have to go to the boys department to find one? And why did everything in the girls...

Listeria outbreak in Canada linked to frozen chicken; recall underway

Public health officials in Canada posted a Public Health Notice today regarding an outbreak of Listeria infections linked to frozen cooked chicken. The outbreak has...

New meta-analysis links Vitamin D supplements to lower cancer death risk

Vitamin D supplementation is associated with a 16% lower risk of death from cancer, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Smokers and drinkers benefit more from flavonoid-rich diet's protective...

Dietary intake of the kinds of flavonoids found in apples and tea may ward off certain types of cancer and heart-related disease, a Danish cohort study finds, especially for...

Unique Antacid Helps Tuberculosis Bacteria to Survive

In 2017, 10 million people suffered and 1.6 million died of tuberculosis. New study explored the underlying mechanism of how the tuberculous bacteria is escaping from immune...

Simple Technique of Regulating Blood Supply to Limbs Helps in Stroke Recovery

Remote ischemic limb conditioning technique of using a blood pressure cuff to regulate blood supply to a limb, helps in stroke recovery by increasing the number of inflammatory...

Blindness Can Be Treated Soon Using Optic Nerve Stimulation Technique

Permanent blindness may no longer be permanent, and it could be cured by stimulating the optic nerve with a new type of intraneural electrode called OpticSELIN.