MEASLES IS ON the rise. It is a highly contagious, serious and potentially fatal disease that is completely preventable – but only if everyone who can be vaccinated is vaccinated. […]
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Say goodbye to flavored tobacco products
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS ON WEDNESDAY became the first state in the country to prohibit retail sales of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. Gov. Charlie Baker also […]
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Consortium plans to build cell manufacturing facility
A STAR-STUDDED CAST of local academic, business, and hospital institutions is uniting to spend $50 million on an independent, nonprofit cell-manufacturing facility in the Greater Boston area that is expected […]
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Opponents fume over Baker vaping ban
FOR SAFIA JAMIL, the owner of vaping shops in Marlborough and Walpole, the one-two punch of Gov. Charlie Baker’s emergency vaping ban and legislation passed this week to ban all […]
Posted inOpinion
Vaping spurs fear for next generation’s lung health
VAPING IS AN EPIDEMIC. Since starting its investigation in August 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has documented more than 2,000 cases of vaping-related illnesses and over […]
Posted inHealth Care
Monica Bharel, realistic optimist
MONICA BHAREL, the state’s public health commissioner, is definitely a glass-half-full type of person. On the Health or Consequences edition of the Codcast with Paul Hattis of Tufts University Medical […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
SJC to hear Baker vaping ban case
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT has agreed to hear arguments related to Gov. Charlie Baker’s emergency ban on vaping products, elevating to the state’s highest court a […]
Posted inOpinion
Baker overreacting on vaping decision
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER says the courts are trying to restrict his authority to declare a public health emergency, but that claim seems like an overreaction. Baker’s emergency order banning the […]
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Judge allows Baker vaping ban to continue
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN A RULING critical of how Gov. Charlie Baker went about banning the sale of all vaping products for four months, a Superior Court judge on […]
Posted inOpinion
The challenge of aging with autism
WE HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS in diagnosing, supporting, and educating children and teens with autism, but we are falling behind when it comes to addressing the challenges faced by the […]
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Woman in her 60s first Mass. vaping fatality
A WOMAN IN HER 60s from Hampshire County has died of a vaping-related lung illness, the first such case in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health announced Monday afternoon. DPH […]
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Walsh flooding the Mass. and Cass zone
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH intends to flood the area around Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue with outreach workers, public works staff, and police officers in a bid to ease […]
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Baker vape ban similar to Zohydro order
IT’S MORE THAN a week into a four-month sales ban on all vaping products in Massachusetts, and Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration is already looking at two major lawsuits — one […]
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Lawsuit: Baker overstepped his authority with vape ban
THREE SHOPS SELLING electric nicotine delivery systems in Massachusetts sued Gov. Charlie Baker and his administration in federal court on Monday, alleging the governor violated the US Constitution by banning […]
Posted inHealth Care
Physician burnout a threat to docs and patients
A RECENT STUDY published in Annals of Internal Medicine found that physician burnout costs the US health care system $4.6 billion each year. In addition to the economic strain this […]
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DeLeo eyes comprehensive vaping legislation
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ON THE HEELS of the state’s new temporary ban on the sale of all vaping products, a legislative committee on Wednesday endorsed a bill prohibiting the […]
Posted inHealth Care
Anti-vaxxers aren’t the main problem
DESPITE THE BELIEF that low vaccination rates are due to anti-vaxxers – those opposed in principle to vaccination — the majority of people who have not vaccinated their children in […]
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7 healthcare questions for Rick Lord
Rick Lord has a unique perspective on health care in Massachusetts. He serves on the state’s Health Policy Commission. He stepped down in May after more than 28 years as […]
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7 healthcare questions for Rick Lord
Rick Lord has a unique perspective on health care in Massachusetts. He serves on the state’s Health Policy Commission. He stepped down in May after more than 28 years as […]
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Audit: Transportation a barrier to food assistance benefits
TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES are the biggest barrier Massachusetts residents face in applying for federal food assistance, according to a report released on Monday by state Auditor Suzanne Bump. Participation in the […]
Posted inOpinion
Strong action needed to rein in prescription drug costs
EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO count on having access to health care that is high quality and affordable. But even in Massachusetts, where we have the highest rate of health […]
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Boston’s congestion can be hazardous to your health
WHEN TRAFFIC IS at a standstill – as it is all too often in metro Boston these days – there are big-picture economic and environmental impacts. But congestion can also […]
Posted inHealth Care
House readies wellness bill before August break
BEFORE BREAKING FOR their unofficial August recess, House lawmakers will take up legislation aimed at finding answers for young people and parents in greatest need of medical care, including mental […]
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Are vaccines a religious matter?
MORE AND MORE parents are citing religion in choosing not to vaccinate their children against a host of diseases. Children entering school are required by state law to be immunized […]
