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The Godzilla of opioids

June 10, 2016 By senedmarkey

Imagine an illicit drug so powerful that a dose of just three salt-sized grains is fatal.  A drug so dangerous that first responders answering a 911 call reporting an overdose should wear hazmat suits to protect themselves from exposure to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: customs border patrol, first-responders, heroin, hospitals, massachusetts, Massachusetts general, opioid epidemic, opioids, police assisted addiction and recovery initiative, senate, treatment

Providers and the Health Care Problem

January 8, 2010 By historian

Hello, It's not getting much attention in the debate over health care when attention from the left focuses on insurance companies and the public option and the right speaks of government takeover, but providers will have to reduce costs. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor-patrick, health-care-providers, hospitals, insurance

Sometimes doctors make mistakes. Then what?

January 10, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

I just went to a hearing at the State House on health care quality. Featured were three patients who have endured massive pain and suffering -- and incurred massive expense -- because of utterly preventable, lack-of-common-sense medical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: fargo, health-care, hospitals, jehlen, koutoujian, medical-error, moore, sciortino

Hospital mortality: What we don’t know

September 25, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

True to pattern, Paul Levy of Beth Israel Deaconess thinks it's a good idea for hospitals to make their HSMR scores public, and wonders why insurers don't require that. He frames it as a matter of keeping good faith with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bidmc, health-care, hospitals, hsmr, mgh, paul-levy

More of what Romney’s budget cuts have done

November 19, 2006 By metrowest-dem

Closing admission to the state mental health hospital system to all new patients and cutting 57 nurses and mental health workers and 16 pyschiatrists -- a move which may jeopardize the hospitals' national accreditation. Cut 40 positions -- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: courts, health-care, homelessness, hospitals, mental-health, romney

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bryanscrafford Bryan Scrafford @bryanscrafford ·
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Every @RedSox home game “generates about $6.5 million in direct and indirect tourism spending.” Considering I’m someone who often made trips to Boston to watch the #RedSox before I moved to the city, this doesn’t surprise me (though I didn’t know the amount was that high) #mapoli

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parakoijim FIRST CHURCH SHELTER @parakoijim ·
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Proud & grateful that my Rep @seangarballeyMA continues to support making Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC) available in #mapoli. Sean knows OPC saves lives, reduce injection related infections & increase participation in treatment. It's time to #savelivesnow @SIFMA_NOW #ma4opc

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masspolicy MassPolicyReport @masspolicy ·
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The solution to high housing prices is more government control of where housing is located https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/03/30/the-solution-to-high-housing-prices-is-more-government-control-of-where-housing-is-located/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

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massnurses MNA @massnurses ·
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According to the MNA survey, 71% of nurses say their biggest obstacle to delivering quality care is understaffing and/or having too many patients at one time

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headlineoptics Headline Optics @headlineoptics ·
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Gun control advocates push Mass. legislators to write unconstitutional laws https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/03/30/gun-control-advocates-push-mass-legislators-to-write-unconstitutional-laws/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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parakoijim FIRST CHURCH SHELTER @parakoijim ·
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Make sure you thank @RepKevinHonan for supporting Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC) OPC; they save lives, reduce injection related infections and increase participation in treatment. Rep Honan knows it's time to #savelivesnow in #mapoli @SIFMA_NOW #ma4opc

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