As states diverge on immigration, hospitals say they won’t turn patients away
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and ...
Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. There’s a new option for tough cases
About half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, a major risk for heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, even dementia.
5,000 baby outfits now donated to NICUs at Massachusetts hospitals, thanks to Caroline's Closet
About 5,000 premature babies in hospitals in Massachusetts will have outfits thanks to a mother who knows the NICU all too ...
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Union Contract Negotiations Stall for Residents and Fellows at Mass General Brigham
Residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham began federal mediation with the hospital system last week to settle their ...
University of Texas at San Antonio5h
About Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, merger next steps
In 2000, Dr. Cigarroa was appointed President of UT Health San Antonio. His tenure was marked by significant achievements, including modernizing the clinical practice, expanding research initiatives, ...
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Ultrasensitive test detects, serially monitors intact virus levels in patients with COVID-19
Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood ...
Sweeping review suggests weight-loss drugs’ effect on 175 conditions
The findings, based on an analysis of records from 2.5 million VA patients, support much of what scientists already suspected ...
Health Beat: Tricking the brain into eating healthy
Research shows that foods high in sugar can tap into the same reward pathways in the brain as substances like street drugs.
Becker's Hospital Review7h
5 long COVID study findings to know
Recent studies suggest that women and patients with multiple COVID-19 infections are at a higher risk of developing long COVID. Here are four other studies.
MBTA funding, hospital closures, and other takeaways from Healey’s new budget
Gov. Maura Healey's $62 billion budget proposal was announced this week. It includes major transit and education investments.
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The Best Way to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
The newest treatment for AUD, acamprosate (Campral) was developed in France. The FDA approved the drug for abstinence ...
Medscape2d
Interventional Cardiology Joins The Match for First Time
Programs can now consider a larger number of applicants, and candidates will have more time to weigh options before applying ...