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Health care confusion helps propel spending on Boston lobbying firms
All the uncertainty around the future of health care is great for business — if you’re in the lobbying business. In Massachusetts, the top four spenders on lobbying in the first six months of the year were health careindustry trade groups,...
RBC Capital Maintains a Buy on Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) With a $125 PT
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) is one of the best medical stocks to buy now. On September 29, RBC Capital analyst Shagun Singh Chadha maintained a Buy rating on Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) and set a price target of $125.00....

The impact of PTSD on physical and mental health
The impact of PTSD on physical and mental health HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. FIVE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH THIS MORNING. THE IMPACT OF PTSD ON SOLDIERS AND THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH. EXPERTS SAY IT CAN TRIGGER BIG CHANGES, INCLUDING WEIGHT GAIN AND...

MN to launch paid family, medical leave program Jan. 1. How will it work?
Minnesota workers will be able to take up to 20 weeks off work each year when a tax-funded, state-administered paid family and medical leave program launches less than three months from now. It’ll be the 13th state-run program of its kind, and is...

Top stories: Hospital 'dumping,' Washington Bridge report, shark video
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of Sept. 21, supported by your subscriptions. Here are the week's top reads on providencejournal.com: Federal law generally prohibits long-term care facilities from abruptly...

Boston College men’s hockey falls to Quinnipiac in season opener
CHESTNUT HILL – Quinnipiac and Boston College men’s hockey programs are national powers that have developed a healthy non-conference regional rivalry on opening night. The No. 6 Eagles and the No. 14 Bobcats opened the season against each other...

Health Centers Face Risks as Gov't. Funding Lapses
This article was published on Friday, October 3, 2025 in KFF Health News. By Paula Andalo About 1,500 federally funded health centers that serve millions of low-income people face significant financial challenges, their leaders say, as the...

Contemporary Care Opens Mental Health Center In Naples, Florida
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) NAPLES, FL / ACCESS Newswire / October 3, 2025 / Contemporary Care announces the opening of its new location in Naples, Florida at 840 111th Avenue North, expanding the organization's nationally recognized behavioral health...

The quick-service delivery of mental health
Jo Aggarwal remembers her first experience of a computer when she was a child in the 1980s. “I was at the Asian Institute of Technology, and there was this mainframe computer built across different levels. Someone said you could ask it anything,...

Early Prophylactic Anticoagulation and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is a common and life-threatening condition of the digestive system, characterized by high morbidity, high complication rates, and considerable mortality.1 Despite advancements in fluid resuscitation,...

Cedars-Sinai Names Clinical Affairs EVP and Chief Medical Officer
Newswise — LOS ANGELES (Oct. 2, 2025) -- Cedars-Sinai has named Ravi Thadhani, MD, MPH, executive vice president of Clinical Affairs and chief medical officer for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System, effective Oct. 15. A...

Turtle treated for ‘baseball-sized’ bladder stone at animal hospital
Doctors at a Massachusetts animal hospital treated a turtle with a baseball-sized bladder stone on Wednesday. According to a social media post by the New England Wildlife Center, the chelonian had a one-pound urolith stuck inside the turtle. An...

REP. PAULINO: Why Are We Paying So Much for Medicine?
By: State Rep. Francisco Paulino (9/25) In Lawrence and Methuen, families struggle with the high cost of medicine. Seniors cut pills in half, parents skip their own medication for their children, and families with chronic diseases worry about...
Konovo Adds Former Kantar Health Exec Brody to Board
October 3 2025 In the US, healthcare intelligence company Konovo has added former Kantar Health exec Jeremy Brody as a board advisor, charged with helping to accelerate the expansion of its AI-native platform. Boston, MA-based Konovo was formed in...

Massachusetts lawmakers propose pilot for overdose prevention sites amid mixed reactions
In December, Providence made history opening the first ever state sanctioned overdose prevention site in the country. It's a place where people struggling with addiction can come perform drug use under supervision. "This is a way to meet the...

Daring mum raises cash for hospitals after abseiling off Liverpool’s Anfield stadium
A daring mum raised cash to support two hospitals - after abseiling from the top of Liverpool’s Anfield stadium. Emma Kane’s bold gesture secured £625 which will be split between neonatal units at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital and Lincoln County...

Boston Police Blotter: Woman banned from MBTA after violent shoving case
The woman arrested for viciously shoving a senior off an MBTA bus will be barred from riding the transit network, among other punishments, after pleading no contest in her case. Luz Pineda, 32, of Boston, was charged with assault and battery on an...

Boston woman ordered to stay off MBTA after pushing 63-year-old off bus
A Boston woman will spend three months on home confinement and must stay off of all MBTA vehicles after she admitted to pushing a 63-year-old woman off a bus last month. Luz Pineda, 32, admitted to the assault in Boston Municipal Court in Roxbury...

The essential role of the urban tree microbiome: A key to city health
Urban trees are essential to the health of cities and their residents: they cool neighborhoods, filter pollution from the air, support biodiversity, and improve human well-being. But these benefits depend in part on the tree microbiome, which...
Fundación MAPFRE Celebrates 50 Years of Impact at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fundación MAPFRE marked its 50th anniversary with a special celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston October 1, bringing together community leaders, local partners and distinguished guests to honor five decades of...