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The Massachusetts legislator hears a bill on medical aid-in-dying on Sept. 26. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts Medical Society ends opposition to ‘medical aid-in-dying’

Michael Gomez December 7, 2017

The Massachusetts Medical Society voted to change its longstanding oppositional position to “medical aid-in-dying,” the group’s preferred term for physician-assisted suicide, to a “neutral”...

Alzheimer’s and dementia rates in Boston are steadily increasing. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Legislature looks into Alzheimer’s crisis in Massachusetts

Camila Beiner October 26, 2017

New research has found Alzheimer’s disease continues to be a growing problem both in Boston and for the future of health care. The Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts is collaborating with the...

The Joint Committee on Public Health hears a bill on physician-assisted suicide Tuesday afternoon at the State House. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Physician-assisted suicide discussed on State House floor

Ellisa Riddell September 27, 2017

The Joint Committee on Public Health heard a bill that relates to physician-assisted suicide at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Massachusetts Rep. Louis Kafka and...

More regulations for drug compounding of Mass. pharmacies

Daily Free Press Admin October 8, 2013

In an effort to prevent disease outbreaks similar to the cases of meningitis caused by the New England Compounding Center in October 2012, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously voted in...

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