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@WBUR's health and science desk. Health care, personal health, medical research, and more.

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For Boston's hospitals, responding to a disaster is harder than it used to be: "If you imagine a large amount of patients coming in from a mass casualty on top of what we're caring for, it's a disaster upon a disaster." wbur.fm/3MAAIHH

Boston hospitals took quick action after the marathon bombings. Could they do it again?

Hospitals saved lives after the Boston Marathon bombings 10 years ago. But today, dealing with disaster is more difficult.

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These Boston Marathon medical volunteers responded to the bombings — then healed each other wbur.fm/3Upn63Z via @WBUR
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Doctors are drowning in paperwork. Some companies claim AI can help npr.org/sections/health-shot…
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What does a Texas abortion lawsuit mean for Massachusetts? @gabrieman explains in this week's @WBUR @commonhealth newsletter newsletters.wbur.org/?view_n…
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A "pathogen-neutral" approach. That's how @KateWalshHHS describes Massachusetts' new COVID policies. Read more in the @WBUR @commonhealth newsletter, and subscribe (for free) here: newsletters.wbur.org/?view_n…
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Massachusetts officials are closing the state's last free COVID testing sites, saying they're "no longer the best use of resources." Along with upcoming federal rule changes, this will make it harder for people to access free COVID tests. wbur.fm/3SSqzax via @WBUR
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A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what? wbur.org/npr/1159225349/road… via @WBUR

A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what?

Federal restrictions seemed to explain why many doctors weren't prescribing medication for opioid addiction. But some caution that removing those rules isn't enough to overcome hesitancy and stigma.

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"It is unethical to see those things and leave them there." Read how @The_BMC is tackling health disparities in this week's @WBUR CommonHealth newsletter newsletters.wbur.org/?view_n…
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MIT's 3D-printed hearts could pump new life into customized treatments wbur.fm/41knT9d via @WBUR
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In today's @WBUR health newsletter: What do PFAS do to our bodies? newsletters.wbur.org/?view_n…
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Terrific reporting from @gabrieman and haunting images from @RLubb trace the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body wbur.fm/3k76FLN via @WBUR

Tracing the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body

PFAS have been linked to a long and growing list of health concerns. Scientists are beginning to better understand how these chemicals affect so many different organs and systems in the body.

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Private well owners stuck with costs to treat 'forever chemicals' wbur.fm/3I1BidF via @WBUR
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In this week's @WBUR health newsletter: How would a hospital lawyer handle three medical dilemmas? newsletters.wbur.org/?view_n…
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Black women are more likely to get sick and die from pregnancy. A simple medical device could help wbur.fm/40yKgY6 via @WBUR

Black women are more likely to get sick and die from pregnancy. A simple medical device could help

High blood pressure is sometimes called the “silent killer” because it can suddenly rise to dangerous levels without causing pain or other symptoms. A program at Boston Medical Center sends pregnant...

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In today's @WBUR CommonHealth newsletter: A startling statistic on violence against health care workers. Read and sign up for our weekly newsletter here: newsletters.wbur.org/?view_n…
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Health care providers are seeing 'a steady stream' of people traveling to Massachusetts for abortion care wbur.fm/3H7VpGG via @WBUR

Health care providers are seeing 'a steady stream' of people traveling to Mass. for abortion care

Fifty years after the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade — and seven months after that decision was reversed — health care providers reflect on the history and the future of abortion...

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Parents, hospitals still feel shortage of children's Tylenol and Motrin wbur.fm/3wdNORS via @WBUR

Parents, hospitals still feel shortage of children's Tylenol and Motrin

Some report ongoing difficulty finding children's Tylenol and Motrin weeks and months after flu and RSV peaked. Boston Children's Hospital has had to switch up the way it orders the pain meds. And...

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Pharmacies could be an option for people who need addiction treatment, @mbebinger reports wbur.fm/3X67DGo via @WBUR

Study taps pharmacies as addiction treatment option during opioid crisis

Few patients who might benefit from medications to treat an addiction to opioids receive them. Treatment programs may be inconvenient or may not have openings. One possible remedy is having pharmac...

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Massachusetts General Hospital is using performance reports to cut greenhouse gas use in anesthesia, reports @mbebinger wbur.org/news/2023/01/10/mas…

Mass General tries performance reports to cut greenhouse gas use in anesthesia

“You see these numbers that are just astounding,” said Sam Smith, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. “There’s probably no other speciality that can make such a dramatic impact...

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