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

These Boston Marathon medical volunteers responded to the bombings — then healed each other wbur.fm/3Upn63Z via WBUR

Doctors are drowning in paperwork. Some companies claim AI can help npr.org/sections/healt…

What does a Texas abortion lawsuit mean for Massachusetts?

Gabrielle Emanuel explains in this week's WBUR CommonHealth newsletter

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A 'pathogen-neutral' approach. That's how Kate Walsh 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? wbur.org/npr/1159225349… via WBUR

'It is unethical to see those things and leave them there.'

Read how Boston Medical Center 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 wbur.fm/41knT9d via WBUR

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What do PFAS do to our bodies?

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Terrific reporting from Gabrielle Emanuel and haunting images from Robin Lubbock trace the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body wbur.fm/3k76FLN via WBUR

Private well owners stuck with costs to treat 'forever chemicals' wbur.fm/3I1BidF via WBUR

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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 wbur.fm/40yKgY6 via WBUR

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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

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

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

Massachusetts General Hospital is using performance reports to cut greenhouse gas use in anesthesia, reports Martha Bebinger
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