The recently leaked draft Supreme Court opinion would, if issued as the final opinion of the Court, overturn the landmark decisions Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. It would have devastating effects on our society, introducing a new era of political intrusion into personal privacy, causing great personal hardship to many people, disproportionally […]
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Mass General Brigham pledges to cut costs $70m a year
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM says it intends to cut spending $70 million a year across its hospital network to comply with a Health Policy Commission directive to bring its costs in line with the state’s health cost benchmark. In a first-of-its-kind filing, the state’s largest hospital system said its performance improvement plan would meet the savings […]
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Baker urges speedy FDA review of Moderna COVID vaccine for kids
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER wrote a letter to President Biden urging the US Food and Drug Administration to quickly consider approving Moderna’s application for a COVID-19 vaccine for children. The state’s Republican governor joined Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in writing the letter, which was sent Thursday. “Parents have been told, over and over again, that […]
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Children’s acquisition of Franciscan makes sense
I WRITE TODAY not to bury the leaders of Boston Children’s Hospital, but to praise them. Well, perhaps with some reservations. My reason for saying something nice today about Boston Children’s Health System (hereafter Children’s) stems from a determination of need posting from this past week in which the parent company of Children’s has proposed […]
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What’s causing the infant formula shortage?
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American parents already confronted with the pressures of raising an infant during a pandemic in a country ranked low for family-friendly policies. Media reports have highlighted the plight of mothers, fathers, and caregivers across the US who […]
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Mass. agrees to pay $56m to settle Holyoke Soldiers’ Home lawsuit
THE STATE HAS AGREED to pay $56 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by veterans who contracted COVID-19 and the families of veterans who died at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in a 2020 outbreak. Tom Lesser, an attorney representing the veterans, announced at a hearing conducted by telephone on Thursday that the settlement […]
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Bringing common sense to assisted living
PEACE OF MIND for assisted living residents and their families – that’s what a bill before the Massachusetts Legislature would deliver. What small changes could make such a big difference? A handful of non-invasive treatments that are simple yet highly consequential. To understand the issue first requires understanding the model. Assisted living, which has been […]
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I assume my patients have been sexually assaulted
I AM A FORMER captain in the US Air Force, where I worked as both a research physicist and as an advocate for sexual assault victims in the military. Today, I am a nurse practitioner in a women’s health care practice caring for women of all ages. My experience in the military and my work today […]
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Wu calls MGH project a ‘catalytic investment’
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu is calling the construction of two connected towers at Massachusetts General Hospital a “catalytic investment” that could not only boost health care in the city but transform public transportation. As expected, Mass General Brigham won state regulatory approval on Wednesday for the addition of 78 inpatient beds at Brigham and Women’s […]
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For mothers with history of opioid use, a non-judgmental lifeline
ELIZABETH MURDZIA, who stopped using heroin during pregnancy with the help of methadone, remembers rocking her newborn as he underwent methadone withdrawal at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Murdzia, 29, was terrified he would be taken from her because in Massachusetts, opioid use during pregnancy triggers a child welfare investigation. One nurse told her – […]