COVID upended everyday life. What’s stuck around 5 years after lockdown?
Hybrid work, e-commerce, distrust in institutions are more are continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Women in Biotech: Challenges for women CEOs
According to the 2024 MassBio industry snapshot, biopharma accounted for nearly 17% of job growth in the state last year. We're hearing from women in leadership about the industry and their vision for the future. -
Home hospital programs could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding without Congressional action
Hospital-at-home programs began during the pandemic through a federal waiver allowing Medicaid and Medicare to pay for hospital-level care at patients’ homes. But the waiver is set to expire on December 31. -
'Cancer ghosting' can be more painful than treatment, survivors say
Loss of social support after a cancer diagnosis is a surprisingly common experience, social workers and cancer patients say. For young cancer survivors, it is a particularly difficult part of the disease. -
Testing how much metal is in your blood could help get an Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Research from a UMass-Lowell team found that Alzheimer’s patients had certain concentrations of common elements in their blood plasma not present people who did not have dementia. -
'We're terrified': In the face of denied medical claims, families are constantly on edge
Jacob Dickison relies on ABA therapy, but insurers often push back about the necessity of his treatment. -
From inflatable balloons to vibrating pills, scientists are getting creative with weight loss
Both methods stimulate the stomach to provide a sense of fullness that is then signaled to the brain. -
Wake Up Well: Talking about mental health at the end of the year
As we round out the year, we checked back in with Nieisha Deed, founder of the wellness platform PureSpark and our community partner for the series. -
Women in Biotech: NextRNA CEO Dominique Verhelle
Dominique Verhelle is co-founder and CEO of the Brighton-based company NextRNA Therapeutics, which uses long non-coding RNA to develop new medications. -
A Massachusetts jail initiative is helping prevent deadly overdoses when people go home
Medications approved for treating opioid use disorder — Suboxone, naltrexone and methadone — have made it possible to see progress in preventing overdoses among people reentering free society. -
Family estrangement is more common than you might think. Here are tips for making it through the holidays.
Dr. Gene Beresin says younger generations are more likely to distance themselves from family members due to an increased awareness of abuse and trauma.
