HealthPreparing Medical Students To Discuss The End Of Life With Patients And FamiliesMuch of a doctor's training involves figuring out how to help keep patients alive, but there isn't much training about end-of-life care.PlayRadio Boston10:00Jun 22, 2018Tommy John III Warns Against Surgery That Saved Dad's MLB CareerTommy John III knows that Tommy John surgery saved his father’s career and revolutionized baseball. But now he's worried that the procedure is being overprescribed.PlayOnly A Game08:53Jun 22, 2018A Psychiatrist's National Prescription For Fixing What We've Done At The BorderDr. Steven Schlozman writes about the health effects that President Trump's immigration policies are having on all Americans, and how people can work to reclaim the American ideals he worries...CommonHealthJun 22, 2018Turmoil Of Opioid Epidemic Is Targeted In New Hospital GuideThe Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association is out with what it says is the first statewide "guide for patient management with regards to opioid misuse."CommonHealthJun 22, 2018Recovered From Concussion, Olympic Bobsledder Pledges To Donate Her Brain To ScienceBobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has won three Olympic medals. But her career almost came to a halt after she suffered a concussion in 2015.PlayHere & Now04:31Jun 22, 2018New Guidelines Can Help Hospitals With Treating Opioid PatientsHospitals across the state are seeing an surge of opioid patients with infections or injuries. Many are still active users. Some are in recovery. All present dilemmas. To help, the...PlayCommonHealth03:30Jun 22, 2018Century-Old TB Vaccine Shows Promise Against Type 1 Diabetes, MGH Research FindsExtended clinical trial results from Mass. General suggest an inexpensive vaccine for tuberculosis could reduce blood sugar in those with Type 1 diabetes.CommonHealthJun 21, 2018'Conceivability' Follows One Woman's Journey Through The Global Fertility IndustryWhen Elizabeth Katkin and her husband decided to have children, it took nine years, seven miscarriages, 10 in vitro fertilization treatments and close to $200,000.PlayHere & Now09:39Jun 21, 2018Harvard Project Seeks 'Exceptional Responder' Cancer Patients To Figure Out What Went RightThe "Network of Enigmatic Exceptional Responders" aims to gather masses of data on nearly everything about these rare cancer patients, in hopes of finding patterns to help others.PlayCommonHealth06:36Jun 21, 2018Legislators Strike 'Grand Bargain' That May Keep 3 Questions Off The BallotThe compromise bill would require paid family leave for all workers; gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour; and establish an annual sales tax holiday.PlayWBUR News04:19Jun 20, 2018Gawande Will Lead Boston-Based Health Co. 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Cities and towns want their say.PlayOn Point48:39Jun 20, 2018Opiate Addiction And The History Of Pain And Race In The U.S.A professor in social medicine describes the origins of opiates in America, and how centuries-old racial biases continue to shape our views on addiction.CommonHealthJun 19, 2018The Addictive Nature Of JUUL E-CigarettesThe addictive nature of JUUL, which proponents say help adult smokers make the switch, is making the product particularly addictive to young adults and teens. PlayRadio Boston15:31Jun 19, 2018'The Perfect Partnership' | Circle Round 33Being a good partner is all about give and take. 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Preparing Medical Students To Discuss The End Of Life With Patients And FamiliesMuch of a doctor's training involves figuring out how to help keep patients alive, but there isn't much training about end-of-life care.PlayRadio Boston10:00Jun 22, 2018
Tommy John III Warns Against Surgery That Saved Dad's MLB CareerTommy John III knows that Tommy John surgery saved his father’s career and revolutionized baseball. But now he's worried that the procedure is being overprescribed.PlayOnly A Game08:53Jun 22, 2018
A Psychiatrist's National Prescription For Fixing What We've Done At The BorderDr. Steven Schlozman writes about the health effects that President Trump's immigration policies are having on all Americans, and how people can work to reclaim the American ideals he worries...CommonHealthJun 22, 2018
Turmoil Of Opioid Epidemic Is Targeted In New Hospital GuideThe Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association is out with what it says is the first statewide "guide for patient management with regards to opioid misuse."CommonHealthJun 22, 2018
Recovered From Concussion, Olympic Bobsledder Pledges To Donate Her Brain To ScienceBobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has won three Olympic medals. But her career almost came to a halt after she suffered a concussion in 2015.PlayHere & Now04:31Jun 22, 2018
New Guidelines Can Help Hospitals With Treating Opioid PatientsHospitals across the state are seeing an surge of opioid patients with infections or injuries. Many are still active users. Some are in recovery. All present dilemmas. To help, the...PlayCommonHealth03:30Jun 22, 2018
Century-Old TB Vaccine Shows Promise Against Type 1 Diabetes, MGH Research FindsExtended clinical trial results from Mass. General suggest an inexpensive vaccine for tuberculosis could reduce blood sugar in those with Type 1 diabetes.CommonHealthJun 21, 2018
'Conceivability' Follows One Woman's Journey Through The Global Fertility IndustryWhen Elizabeth Katkin and her husband decided to have children, it took nine years, seven miscarriages, 10 in vitro fertilization treatments and close to $200,000.PlayHere & Now09:39Jun 21, 2018
Harvard Project Seeks 'Exceptional Responder' Cancer Patients To Figure Out What Went RightThe "Network of Enigmatic Exceptional Responders" aims to gather masses of data on nearly everything about these rare cancer patients, in hopes of finding patterns to help others.PlayCommonHealth06:36Jun 21, 2018
Legislators Strike 'Grand Bargain' That May Keep 3 Questions Off The BallotThe compromise bill would require paid family leave for all workers; gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour; and establish an annual sales tax holiday.PlayWBUR News04:19Jun 20, 2018
Gawande Will Lead Boston-Based Health Co. Formed By Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan ChaseDr. Atul Gawande has been picked as the head of a new company. Its goal is reduce health care costs for American employees working at the three firms.PlayCommonHealth03:13Jun 20, 2018
Mass. House Lawmakers Approve $337 Million In New Assessments To Help Community HospitalsMassachusetts House Lawmakers on Tuesday night passed health care reform legislation that uses $337 million in new assessments to stabilize community hospitals and charts a new course to help the...WBUR NewsJun 20, 2018
Man Awarded $18.4 Million By Boston Jury In Lawsuit Over Canceled HIV TestA Boston federal jury has awarded $18.4 million in damages to a man who said in a lawsuit that two doctors failed to test him for HIV, which allowed the...CommonHealthJun 20, 2018
Mapping Out Recreational MarijuanaRecreational pot is legal in many states, now comes the battle over where it can be sold. Cities and towns want their say.PlayOn Point48:39Jun 20, 2018
Opiate Addiction And The History Of Pain And Race In The U.S.A professor in social medicine describes the origins of opiates in America, and how centuries-old racial biases continue to shape our views on addiction.CommonHealthJun 19, 2018
The Addictive Nature Of JUUL E-CigarettesThe addictive nature of JUUL, which proponents say help adult smokers make the switch, is making the product particularly addictive to young adults and teens. PlayRadio Boston15:31Jun 19, 2018
'The Perfect Partnership' | Circle Round 33Being a good partner is all about give and take. But in today’s story, Sam Sanders (NPR) and Joshua Johnson (WAMU) co-star in a Ghanaian story about one man who's...PlayCircle Round16:44Jun 19, 2018
Finding Doctors To Treat Patients On OpioidsThere is a growing population of chronic pain patients who are already dependent on opioids and need to find new doctors willing to treat them.PlayHere & Now05:44Jun 19, 2018
Argentina Lawmakers Consider Legislation To Legalize AbortionAbortion remains illegal across much of Latin America. In Argentina, lawmakers are considering legislation that would legalize abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.Here & NowJun 19, 2018
WHO Recognizes Video Gaming Addiction As Mental DisorderTo parents who think their kids might be addicted to video games, the World Health Organizations says, "You might be right."PlayHere & Now05:34Jun 19, 2018
