Dr. Alain A. Chaoui, President, Massachusetts Medical Society, Comments on CARE Act Revisions

5/4/2018

last August tells us that the opioid-related overdose death rate is 120 times higher for inmates …

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Mass. Medical Society sets new policies on concealed carry, self-induced abortion, food insecurity, fetal and infant mortality

5/1/2018

) from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the state has the lowest infant mortality rate … rate in 2014 among non-Hispanic blacks was 7.3 per 1,000 births, while that number is 3.4 among … non-Hispanic whites. Variances in infant mortality rate exist also in communities within the Commonwealth …

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MMS Signs Joint Letter Supporting Medication-Assisted Treatment for Incarcerated Individuals

4/20/2018

Compared to the rest of the adult population, the opioid-related overdose death rate is 120 times higher … receiving MAT for at least 1 to 2 years have the greatest rates of long-term success. There is currently … to make a positive impact on the overdose rate in Massachusetts. We greatly appreciate the Legislature’s …

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FAQs on Obesity

4/11/2018

rates to lifestyle interventions, but are far less effective when not paired with appropriate diet … at an alarming rate. Treatment of children and adolescents differs from the approach in adults in several ways …

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Grin and Wear It Downloadable PDF

4/9/2018

minutes has the best rate of success. Be sure to always have your dentist’s office number …

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The Evolution of Global Health Experience: What Physicians Should — and Shouldn’t — Expect from Projects Abroad

4/1/2018

and infection rates. For the first two years of her involvement, Dr. Boatin spent about four months a year (not …

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MGH resident Stephanie Rutledge, M.D. wins Mass. Medical Society Information Technology award

3/26/2018

skills by medical students, the use of inertial sensors to predict hospital readmission rates, novel …

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Vital Signs April 2018 (pdf)

3/26/2018

costs, and proved that organizations with compatible missions can collabo- rate to support patients … nal mortality and infection rates. For the first two years of her involvement, Dr. Boatin spent …

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MMS Comments in Opposition to HHS’s Proposed Rule on Conscience Rights in Health Care

3/23/2018

to religious beliefs; decreases in school immunization rates; undermining of public health efforts to protect …

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MMS Comments in Opposition to HHS’s Proposed Rule on Conscience Rights in Health Care

3/23/2018

to religious beliefs; decreases in school immunization rates; undermining of public health efforts to protect …

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