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Taming Those Wild, Stinging Backyard Greens Into Dinner | WBUR & NPR
wbur.org — “A Pittsburgh food writer offers a lesson in making pesto out of stinging nettles and garlic mustard — springtime greens often considered weeds.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on May 1, 2012 at 4:35 pm By:
Dr Mahalia Freed, ND CAM and Naturopathic Doctor
Nettle pesto #recipe! Wildcrafting: delicious, nutritious, #free. #herbs #naturalhealth via @celilohealth http://t.co/bcWwO6VY
Cross Your Fingers, Med Students: Match Day's Here | WBUR & NPR
wbur.org — “For many fourth-year medical students, the future arrives, sealed in an envelope, during the third week of March. On what's known as Match Day, med students find out where they'll spend their residencies. It's a nerve-wracking wait that's played out on med school campuses since 1952.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on March 15, 2012 at 10:53 am By:
@Atul_Gawande We're so happy you matched at the Brigham! http://t.co/x0QTXIQY #MatchDay
Dental Therapists Are Debated For Filling Coverage Gaps | WBUR
wbur.org — “Should anyone other than a dentist have permission to use a drill in your mouth? That question is becoming one of the most heated topics in health care.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on February 22, 2012 at 3:01 pm By:
Community Catalyst Health Organization
Dental Therapists Are Debated for Filling Coverage Gaps http://t.co/8kCypSGp
'Star'-Crossed: When Teens With Cancer Fall In Love | WBUR & NPR
wbur.org — “You wouldn't necessarily think of a cancer support group as a place where teens meet and fall in love — but that's exactly what happens to Hazel and Augustus, the young protagonists in The Fault in Our Stars, the latest from author John Green.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on January 29, 2012 at 12:58 am By:
Amir Abdullah Al-Bey Health Blog
'Star'-Crossed: When Teens With Cancer Fall In Love http://t.co/Q7wKTZIP
Mass. High Court Rules For Legal Immigrants In Health Coverage Case | WBUR
wbur.org — “The state must restore full health insurance benefits for about 40,000 legal immigrants who were given slimmed-down coverage three years ago to save money.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on January 5, 2012 at 6:23 pm By:
Health Care For All Health Organization
HCFA's Exec Director on the implications of today's ruling to restore full benefits to legal immigrants via @WBUR http://t.co/oBRJLtFq
Panel: 'Watchful Wait' OK For Many Prostate Cancers | WBUR & NPR
wbur.org — “A government-sponsored expert panel says most cases of early prostate cancer shouldn't be called cancer at all, because the disease progresses very slowly, if at all. The group says men with these low-risk cancers — the great majority — should be offered the choice of deferring treatment, maybe permanently, in favor of being monitored for signs that their tumor has become more aggressive.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on December 8, 2011 at 5:13 pm By:
"Watchful Waiting" is ok for many prostate cancers says panel via @WBUR http://t.co/gvwhBvWk #watchfulwaiting #sdm
When Is Preventive Care Free And When Do You Pay? | WBUR
wbur.org — “The still relatively new federal health care law makes many preventive tests free for patients. This provision began taking effect more than a year ago, but there is still confusion about how it works.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on November 28, 2011 at 3:56 pm By:
Health Care For All Health Organization
When Is Preventive Care Free And When Do You Pay? http://t.co/rTYFGa7w via @WBUR #ACA #NationalHealthReform
Bill Would Create Mass. Office For Alzheimer’s Care | WBUR
wbur.org — “A bill pending in the Legislature would create a new state office to help coordinate, and direct people to, Alzheimerâ??s resources.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on October 21, 2011 at 3:50 am By:
Bill Would Create Mass. Office For Alzheimer’s Care: A bill pending in the Legislature would create a new state ... http://t.co/oNwQwMA3
Video: Alzheimer’s Panel Discussion | WBUR
wbur.org — “In conjunction with our special week-long series, WBUR hosted an expert panel to discuss the future of Alzheimerâ??s funding, research and care.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on October 20, 2011 at 9:45 pm By:
Watch Live: Alzheimer’s Panel Discussion: In conjunction with our special week-long series, WBUR is hosting an e... http://t.co/Lw6bvgAy
Study: Late-Stage Dementia Patients ‘Slammed Around Health Care System’ | WBUR
wbur.org — “A new study finds that dementia patients are often transferred between nursing homes and hospitals in the last days of their lives because of infections. Such hospitalizations are extremely difficult for the patients.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on October 20, 2011 at 2:04 pm By:
NHPCO News Health Organization
NHPCO board member Joan Teno, MD, interviewed by WBUR - Boston. Important research. #HPM #Hospice http://t.co/RRFPjF8h
Alzheimer’s Funding Lags Behind Other Diseases | WBUR
wbur.org — “Alzheimerâ??s kills more Americans each year than breast and prostate cancers combined. Yet the government spends far more research money on diseases like cancer and AIDS than it does on Alzheimerâ??s. Private funding for Alzheimerâ??s also lags behind.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on October 20, 2011 at 9:27 am By:
Alzheimer’s Funding Lags Behind Other Diseases: Alzheimer’s kills more Americans each year than breast and prost... http://t.co/a62JusJi
Alzheimers | WBUR
wbur.org — “Alzheimers | WBUR” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on October 19, 2011 at 3:03 pm By:
Hebrew SeniorLife Health Organization
10/21 @WBUR part 5 of "Fade to Darkness: At Age of Alzheimer's" Hebrew SeniorLife CEO Len Fishman joins the discussion http://t.co/UhzWq5ou
9/11 Rescue Dogs Serve As Tools, Companions | WBUR
wbur.org — “Urban Search and Rescue dogs from Massachusetts were among the first to arrive at the World Trade Center and played a crucial role in the initial response to 9/11.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on September 12, 2011 at 12:04 pm By:
@StopsAnimalPain Moving story abt rescue dogs working at Ground Zero aftr 9/11 & wound care received frm veterinarians http://t.co/8ddetEd
First Responders, Rescuers Come Forward With PTSD | WBUR & NPR
wbur.org — “Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is usually associated with the battlefield. But it's also turning up in civilian first responders - - search-and-rescue personnel, paramedics and firefighters. Now those communities are trying to destigmatize the disorder and get help to those in need.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on September 10, 2011 at 1:55 pm By:
First Responders, Rescuers Come Forward With PTSD http://t.co/0rkOljg via @WBUR
Pioneer In The Study Of Heart Disease Dies | WBUR
wbur.org — “Dr. William Kannel, who helped develop the famous Framingham heart study and was a professor at Boston University School of Medicine, died Saturday.” View full resource at wbur.org
Most Recently Shared on August 22, 2011 at 3:41 pm By:
Pioneer In The Study Of Heart Disease Dies: Dr. William Kannel, who helped develop the famous Framingham heart s... http://t.co/dd5NuxJ
