Student Debt Blues
Education is a predictor of health, but the financial structure currently in place for student loans is neither cost-effective nor economically sustainable.
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Bob Moffit
Julia Garcia profiles Bob Moffit of the Heritage Foundation to share his reflections on the Affordable Care Act and where we can find consensus.
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Midwives in Medicine
Massachusetts House bill H.1948 would require midwives to become licensed in order to provide midwifery services to pregnant women.
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Rhodessa Jones
Julia Garcia profiles Rhodessa Jones to discuss the Medea Project and her journey with art, theatre, and connecting with people through stories.
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An Historic Opioid Study
Researchers at Boston Medical Center were selected to represent Massachusetts in a $350 million study to address the opioid epidemic.
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Death with Dignity
Massachusetts House bill H.1926 could allow physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients who wish to die.
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Ill from Pills
Minors with a history of eating disorders are especially vulnerable to the harms of diet pills and muscle-building supplements.
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Bacteria: The Summer Bummer
With population growing in US coastal areas, we can expect more Americans to become ill from beach water until the sources of contamination are addressed.
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Environmental Justice for All
Zoning codes and land-use laws govern the way cities are planned and built. Their development has excluded low-income people and people of color.
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On Association Health Plans
The future health and health care of Americans is in jeopardy as the undermining of the ACA, which has benefited millions, remains under attack.
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