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New data on cystic fibrosis drug lifts Vertex stock - Business - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. surged more than 55 percent Monday after the company released interim data showing an experimental drug combination dramatically improved breathing for some cystic fibrosis patients taking it in a clinical trial. The Cambridge company’s stock closed at $58.12, up $20.71 - or 55.3 percent - on the Nasdaq exchange. Vertex gained $4.2 billion in market value, in the largest one-day stock increase since the biotechnology firm went public 22 years ago.” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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What happens when you change an entire health care system? - Ideas - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “MIT economist Amy Finkelstein, recent winner of the John Bates Clark Medal, goes beyond the political debate to look at the real economic consequences of changes in health care policy.” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Mitt Romney’s plan may undercut Mass. law - Nation - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “Mitt Romney’s projected cutbacks in Medicaid could undercut health reform in Massachusetts.” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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House plans to release health care cost-control plan Friday - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “Legislative leaders said Thursday that they will release comprehensive plans to control health care costs in Massachusetts within the next week. The House has scheduled a press conference Friday afternoon at 2:30, during which House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Representative Steven Walsh, a Lynn Democrat who co-chairs the Health Care Financing Committee, will discuss details of the House proposal. The Senate plans to release its cost-control plan on Wednesday.” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Blue Cross cuts rate request for small business, individuals - Business - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “Massachusetts regulators said Thursday that average base rate health insurance premium increases for small business and individual policies renewing in the third quarter have been revised to 0.7 percent - even smaller than the 1.2 percent average they reported earlier this week. The downward revision came because Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state’s largest health insurance company, refiled its rate request in the so-called “small-group’’ market serving small companies along with” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Kent Bottles, MD Doctor, Pathologist, and Physician
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Thanks to ‘Mad Men,’ baked Alaska is back on menus - Boston.com
bostonglobe.com — “Flip through any cookbook of mid-20th century America and you’re bound to come across a recipe for baked Alaska. It was all the rage for a time. But as quickly as it flamed up, it soon” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Dr. Leah Klungness Doctor, Psychologist, and PhD
Baked Alaska back on the menu thanks to Mad Men. Have you ever tasted this yummy dessert? http://t.co/R0G2QBbe
Type 2 diabetes more difficult to treat in children - Boston.com
bostonglobe.com — “While type 2 diabetes was virtually nonexistent in children nearly 30 years ago, about 4,000 new cases are now diagnosed nationally every year in those under age 20, and a study suggests the” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Medical care shifting to electronic data files - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “One in 10 outpatient doctors in the United States began using electronic health records in 2011, helped along by the promise of $27 billion in incentives from the federal government. Doctors in Massachusetts have been quicker than those in other states to adopt the new systems, with about 44 percent of outpatient physicians using them as of last year. Now, some involved in health information technology say it is time to focus more attention on making sure the systems are safe.” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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How to get better treatment for migraines - Boston.com
bostonglobe.com — “Most people who suffer regularly from debilitating migraine headaches don’t get the appropriate treatment to prevent them, according to new guidelines issued last week from the American Academy of” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Which treatments work best for bedwetting? - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “Bedwetting — which becomes a medical condition called nocturnal enuresis after children reach the age of 5 — is far more common than you might think. About 6 percent of boys and 3 percent of girls ages 8 to 11 experience it at least two nights a week, and boys have more severe bedwetting than girls. Surprisingly, nighttime alarms work better than medications, according to a review of the latest research.” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Health care spending shows slowing trend - Nation - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “The growth of health spending has slowed substantially in the last few years, surprising experts and offering some fuel for optimism about the federal government’s long-term fiscal performance.” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Concord bans water in plastic bottles - Metro - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “Residents here voted Wednesday night to ban the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles, bringing the town a step closer to becoming the first municipality in the nation to enact a complete prohibition on sales.” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Major health care reform calls for significant government role - Boston.com
bostonglobe.com — “Your editorial “In fight to cut health costs, resist stiffer regulation for now” (April 17) missed critical concerns of patients and consumers and the opportunities we see for significant” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Our Globe Op-Ed explaining why we can't wait for market forces to improve our health care system and reduce costs: http://t.co/Pd25sdCE
Kids in the delivery room? - Health & wellness - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com — “A growing number of hospitals say they are fielding requests from families to have children present during delivery and relaxing policies to accommodate them. The practice is not entirely new — siblings have attended births since the resurgence of midwives, who encourage family participation, in the 1980s. But it has not been widespread, and it’s even rarer to have preschoolers in the delivery room. Recently, siblings as young as 2 have attended births at Brigham and Women’s and Emerson hospital” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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Health care vs. sick care: Why prevention is essential to payment reform - Boston.com
bostonglobe.com — “The president and Congress recently cut funding for local public health initiatives dramatically as part of a deal to offset the planned cuts to Medicare physician payments. Eliminating critical and” View full resource at bostonglobe.com
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