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Lena Papadakis, a pre-medical senior in Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, founded Preemie to Pre-Med, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting child life departments in New England hospitals. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sargent student’s childhood hospitalization leads her to launch nonprofit

Cameron Morsberger November 3, 2020
Lena Papadakis was born 32 weeks premature. But out of this distress, she is now giving back to the very programs that saved her life.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health mandated that any lung injury related to e-cigarettes use be immediately reported. ILLUSTRATION BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. Department of Public Health requires hospitals to report vaping illness

Angela Yang September 15, 2019
This comes after a spate of vaping-related deaths, as well as a push by the federal government to ban all flavored vaping liquid in the U.S.
Around 52,000 people died in 2015 due to drug overdoses related to the opioid crisis. PHOTO COURTESY OF US AIR FORCE

Massachusetts General Hospital holds panel, discusses emergency opioid treatment

Daily Free Press Admin September 11, 2018

By Avery Carlisle and Minali Prasad Massachusetts leads the nation in decreasing opioid prescriptions, as the nation fights the ongoing opioid crisis. Massachusetts General Hospital continues this...

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Mass General is doing research about disparities in breast cancer research. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE/DFP FILE PHOTO

MGH breast cancer study highlights larger issue of disparity in health care research

Marissa Wu March 21, 2018

As the topic of disparity in health care accessibility has become prevalent nationally, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital hope to turn the conversation toward what they believe is the more...

Researchers race to create reliable roadside tests for marijuana impairment

Simone Migliori January 25, 2018

With the legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, researchers and law enforcement officials have been scrambling to find a solution to one question in particular: How can you know when...

Cambridge, Newton, Somerville and Watertown were labeled “high-risk” for the West Nile virus by the Massachusetts Department of Health on Thursday. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Year’s first West Nile Virus case reported in Massachusetts

Sabrina Schnur September 13, 2017

A resident of Bristol County was confirmed Friday to have contracted West Nile virus, marking the first human case in Massachusetts this year, according to the press release from the Massachusetts...

3 Boston medical residency programs named best in nation

Daily Free Press Admin February 25, 2014

As a record-breaking number of students are applying and enrolling in medical schools across the country, three local hospitals, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth...

MGH’s new automated anesthetic system, promising for comatose patients

Daily Free Press Admin November 11, 2013

Imagine that it is the week before finals. Think about those long hours cramming in Mugar Memorial Library where your sleep-deprived brain begs for just another jolt of caffeine. Leaving your books and...

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