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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." https://t.co/kKBliT0Zqx

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These Boston Marathon medical volunteers responded to the bombings — then healed each other https://t.co/0HEzDx1XNe via @WBUR

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Doctors are drowning in paperwork. Some companies claim AI can help https://t.co/EYWSD0hlxG

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What does a Texas abortion lawsuit mean for Massachusetts?

@gabrieman explains in this week's @WBUR @commonhealth newsletter

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A "pathogen-neutral" approach. That's how @KateWalshHHS describes Massachusetts' new COVID policies.

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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.

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A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what? https://t.co/yikM70EZ0p via @WBUR

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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

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MIT's 3D-printed hearts could pump new life into customized treatments https://t.co/eD2kn5v6x5 via @WBUR

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In today's @WBUR health newsletter:
What do PFAS do to our bodies?

https://t.co/DJrrQ3iKkt

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Terrific reporting from @gabrieman and haunting images from @RLubb trace the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body https://t.co/Po1mtPuESG via @WBUR

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Private well owners stuck with costs to treat 'forever chemicals' https://t.co/8Poqad72CP via @WBUR

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In this week's @WBUR health newsletter:
How would a hospital lawyer handle three medical dilemmas?

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Black women are more likely to get sick and die from pregnancy. A simple medical device could help https://t.co/msdGqxLtgx via @WBUR

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In today's @WBUR CommonHealth newsletter:
A startling statistic on violence against health care workers.

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

https://t.co/E6WWY9Uhnb via @WBUR

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Parents, hospitals still feel shortage of children's Tylenol and Motrin https://t.co/P6Sy7aTSbe via @WBUR

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Pharmacies could be an option for people who need addiction treatment, @mbebinger reports https://t.co/yuacv46g7h via @WBUR

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Massachusetts General Hospital is using performance reports to cut greenhouse gas use in anesthesia, reports @mbebinger
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