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Something Was Wrong With My Autistic Adult Son, But He Couldn’t Say What
Nat Batchelder and his mother, Susan Senator, at the Special Olympics, Foxborough, Mass. (Courtesy of Nat Batchelder) By Susan SenatorGuest Contributor Something was wrong with Nat. I got the call...
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Midwives Handle 16 Percent Of Mass. Births, And There’s A Wide Range Among...
At the Cambridge Birth Center, 100 percent of babies are delivered with midwives’ assistance. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Lauren Frick is waiting for the “crampy feeling” in her lower back that signaled the...
View ArticleMass. Lawmakers Unveil Bill To Raise Legal Age For Buying Cigarettes To 21
A move to raise the minimum age for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products across Massachusetts is gathering steam on Beacon Hill. The Legislature’s Public Health Committee on Thursday...
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Colonoscopy Culture Clash: Why Am I Getting One When Canada Says Not So Fast?
Various colonoscopy prep options, none of them yummy (Courtesy of Dr. Ram Chuttani) My last thought before drifting off was: What am I doing here? As the nurse hooked up the IV for my “conscious...
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Opinion: Parents Can — And Must — Talk About Ugly 2016 Politics With Kids
Donald Trump gestures Thursday as Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., listens to Trump’s response during a Republican presidential primary debate in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/AP) By Dr. Steve Schlozman I’m not that...
View ArticleMammography Quality Comfort Measures
As part of our mammography quality project, we asked some of the larger hospitals and medical practices in the area what they do to make women comfortable before, during and after a mammogram. We took...
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6 Ways For You To Start Comparing The Quality And Cost Of Mammograms
Related Feature: Eva Gets A Mammogram: A Primer On Quality In Mammography If you’re a woman approaching or well into middle age, getting a mammogram every year or two may become routine. And you may...
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Eva Gets A Mammogram: A Primer On Finding Quality In Mammography
Eva Kennedy gets her annual mammogram at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center clinic in Lexington. Ethel Waite, a radiologic technologist, is at her side. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Eva Kennedy walks out...
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