Hingham Anchor: Hingham resident and South Shore Health’s Janet Limke, MD, named 2023 Community Clinician of the Year
May 24, 2023 – Recognized by her peers for exceptional patient care, the Community Clinician of the Year highlights Dr. Limke’s ongoing commitment, advocacy and educational efforts related to environmental health and patient well-being.
To read the full Hingham Anchor story, click here.
Boston Business Journal: Massachusetts Medical Society elects new president
May 15, 2023 – The Massachusetts Medical Society has elected Dr. Barbara S. Spivak as its next president. With a one-year term that is scheduled to end in May 2024, Spivak is tasked with leading the professional association of 25,000 physicians and medical
students.
To read the full Boston Business Journal story, click here.
Boston Herald: As Massachusetts’ COVID public health emergency ends, advocates worry about the lifting of mask mandates
May 11, 2023 – “We are encouraged by the improving metrics around the virus,” said MMS President Ted Calianos. “The disease will not be eradicated, but we are in a markedly better position to prevent and control outbreaks.”
To read the full Boston Herald story, click here.
Medscape: Medical students gain momentum in effort to ban legacy admissions
May 10, 2023 – The society's new policy opposes the use of legacy status in medical school admissions and supports mechanisms to eliminate its inclusion from the application process, said MMS President Dr. Ted Calianos.
To read the full Medscape story, click here.
WBUR: Masks will become optional for most hospital patients, visitors and staff
May 5, 2023 – Dr. Ted Calianos, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society, said in a statement that if COVID transmission rises again, he would advise people to consider wearing masks again.
To read the full WBUR story, click here.
NBC Boston: Telehealth coverage debate still unfolding in Mass. legislature
May 2, 2023 – Dr. Hugh Taylor, Vice President of the MMS, called telehealth an "essential part" of his primary care practice. "But we're worried it might not be sustainable because of the uncertainty about paying for the services," Taylor testified.
To read the full NBC Boston story, click here.
Boston Globe: Point32Health, state’s second largest insurer, has yet to restore services following ransomware attack
April 26, 2023 – According to a weekend memo sent to physicians by the Massachusetts Medical Society, reimbursement for Harvard Pilgrim commercial members are delayed and would not be available on April 21 or April 28.
To read the full Boston Globe article, click here.
Bloomberg: PFAS blood test costs a barrier for many who fear high exposure
April 10, 2023 – Dr. Brita Lundberg, an infectious disease specialist and chair of the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health, said PFAS exposure raises important health and equity concerns.
To read the full Bloomberg story, click here.
WBUR: What dueling abortion pill rulings mean for Mass.
April 7, 2023 – If mifepristone is removed from the market, the Massachusetts Medical Society warned it could have a disproportionate impact on rural areas like southeastern and western Massachusetts, which lack clinics that provide abortions.
To read the full WBUR story, click here.
Boston Globe: Health groups call on Mass. to keep mask mandates in health care settings
April 5, 2023 – “We hope that those who choose to continue to mask in any setting are supported and that those who enter health care facilities that elect to require masking after May 11 will respectfully adhere to those policies,” said MMS President
Dr. Ted Calianos.
To read the full Boston Globe article, click here.
STAT: ‘If we don’t, others will’: White House COVID adviser calls on doctors to combat a vacuum of medical information
April 2, 2023 – The coordinator of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 response team called on doctors to take a leadership role with patients to battle medical misinformation and disinformation, linking the continuing death toll in part to such erroneous
messaging.
To read the full STAT story, click here.
Boston Globe: Rethink the 80-hour workweek for medical trainees
March 26, 2023 – A recent MMS report on physician well-being found that 74% of residents and 79% of fellows reported symptoms of burnout. No residents felt they mattered to their organization “a great deal” and 29% felt they mattered “not at all.”
To read the full Boston Globe article, click here.
Boston Globe: Months-long waits accessing care leave patients sicker and in anguish
March 16, 2023 – In Massachusetts alone, a fourth of doctors say they will leave the field in the next two years, according to a recent survey of its members by the Massachusetts Medical Society.
To read the full Boston Globe article, click here.
Boston 25 News: Report: U.S. Alzheimer’s cases to soar by mid-century
March 15, 2023 – "There’s a range of 20,000 to about 50,000 physicians that will be needed by 2034 that we don’t have," said Dr. Ted Calianos, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
To read the full Boston 25 News story, click here.
Bloomberg: Silicon Valley Bank Collapses
March 14, 2023 – Dr. Ted Calianos, President of the Massachusetts Medical Society, talks about a new study showing more Massachusetts doctors are suffering from burnout.
To listen the full Bloomberg radio segment, click here.
Boston Globe: Telehealth at a crossroads: When does it work best? What should it cost?
March 12, 2023 – MMS President-Elect Dr. Barbara Spivak found she could employ her expertise and clinical skills, and patients could discuss their health, just as well — and sometimes better — using telehealth than if they were sitting face to face.
To read the full Boston Globe article, click here.
Boston Herald: 1 out of 4 Massachusetts doctors plan to leave medicine in the next two years: ‘Distressing’
March 6, 2023 – About 1 out of 4 Massachusetts doctors are planning to say goodbye to medicine in the next two years, according to a new survey that’s raising serious alarms about the future of the state’s physician workforce.
To read the full Boston Herald story, click here.
WBUR: 1 in 4 Mass. doctors plan to leave medicine in coming years, survey finds
March 3, 2023 – One in four Massachusetts physicians plans to leave medicine in the next two years, according to a survey from the Massachusetts Medical Society that is renewing concerns about the stability of the state’s health care workforce.
To read the full WBUR story, click here.
WWLP: HPC wants lawmakers to revisit Telehealth laws
January 26, 2023 – In a joint statement, the MMS, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association and Massachusetts Telemedicine Coalition applauded the HPC’s report and its “strong policy recommendations.”
To read the full WWLP story, click here.
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