STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Activists in favor of the legalization of the adult use of marijuana squared off Monday with law enforcement officials and legislators in what one activist called […]
Health
Posted inThe Download
Football heading for trouble
Looking to stop the flow of tears falling into area beers, NECN’s Broadside host Sue O’Connell offered this on-the-bright-side tweet on Sunday night: “Hey #PatriotsNation, the good news is your […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Legislative panel releases opioid abuse bill
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE PATIENTS PRESCRIBED OPIOIDS for the first time would be limited to a seven-day supply and any individual admitted to the emergency room with an apparent drug […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Healey names Berwick to Health Policy Commission
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FORMER GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DON BERWICK, who once held a top health post in the Obama administration, will join the state’s Health Policy Commission next year as […]
Posted inOpinion
Boston should stamp out flame retardants
THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL recently heard testimony from firefighters, mothers, nurses, and others on a proposed change to the city’s fire code that would allow public buildings with sprinkler systems to […]
Posted inHealth Care
Health care sticker shock
I HAD A minor stroke in April. Then I saw the bill and nearly had a heart attack. For a trip to the emergency room, admission to the hospital for […]
Posted inHealth Care, Politics, State House News Service
Charting postpartum depression
WHENEVER SHE PICKED UP a knife, Jamie Zahlaway Belsito thought about stabbing herself. The thought intruded so often that the mother-to-be thought it was a sign that having a baby was […]
Posted inHealth Care
Steward reports $52m loss for 2013
STEWARD HEALTH CARE reported a net loss of nearly $52 million in fiscal 2013, according to financial statements the for-profit health care company released after more than a year of […]
