New study featured in Pediatrics conducted by BU researchers finds PTSD symptoms in children exposed to the Boston Marathon Bombings. Read more: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/mdmama/2014/06/boston_marathon_ptsd_kids.html To discuss this topic and many others, please visit our Facebook and Twitter pages.
New report finds Massachusetts has seen a significant drop in mortality rates after adoption of universal healthcare in 2006. Read More! http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/health/death-rate-fell-in-massachusetts-after-health-care-overhaul.html?ref=health&_r=1 To discuss this topic and many others, please visit our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Since its release last month, Zohydro, a powerful new opioid painkiller, has sparked massive controversy in the medical community. The first extended-release form of pure hydrocodone, Zohydro contains roughly ten times the amount of the opioid found in Vicodin and numerous drug safety groups, addiction experts, and doctors have voiced concerns about this drug’s potential […]