Health Equity

1/16/2024

are healthier than others. These non-medical factors may impact overall health risk profiles, physical activity …

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Sexual and Reproductive Health

1/10/2024

are or who may become pregnant. The MMS further recognizes that racial and ethnic disparities in maternal …

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Telehealth

1/10/2024

further submitted detailed comments to the Division in May 2022, when draft regulations were released …

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Valuing Primary Care

1/10/2024

equitable access to care. Robust access to primary care services improves overall population health and may …

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Massachusetts Medical Society urges flu, COVID-19 vaccines as cases rise

1/4/2024

will allow health care teams to better treat the sickest patients. Transmissible diseases may be a nuisance …

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Work Is Medicine - Strategies for Improving Functional Outcomes

11/29/2023

to comment on your patient’s work or disability status. Yet, for the patient, this form may have greater …

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Presidential Climate Change Advisory Group Begins Its Work

11/29/2023

body { background:#fff; } BY JEFFREY PERKINS, JD, MMS LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY AFFAIRS COUNSEL Batuhan Toker/Getty Images At the start of her presidential term in May, Barbara S. Spivak, MD, announced the creation of a Climate Change Advisory

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MMS Physician-to-Physician Mentorship Pilot Program Takes Off!

11/29/2023

, “may [even] be a way to tackle burnout. It improves your quality of life to be able to draw on a mentor …

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Giving to the Foundation

11/27/2023

the assets during your lifetime. A bequest may be right for you if: You would like to make a gift to the …

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Dr. David Bechtel named Massachusetts Medical Society Senior Volunteer Physician of the Year

11/15/2023

at Daniel’s Table in Framingham in May 2022. He continues to provide direct patient care as the medical …

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