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Legalization of ‘magic’ mushrooms back in the running
[ad_1] BOSTON — More than a year after voters rejected a plan to legalize “magic” mushrooms, advocates have renewed the push on Beacon Hill…
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Boston, Massachusetts Local News
MBTA balks at expanding overdose prevention kiosks
[ad_1] BOSTON — MBTA officials are pouring cold water on a legislative push to make the opioid overdose reversing drug naloxone available at subway…
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Lawmaker hosts naloxone training at Statehouse
[ad_1] BOSTON — Rep. Kate Donaghue has a trick for always ensuring naloxone is on hand and ready to deploy if she encounters someone…
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Data: Fewer opioids prescribed in Mass., NH
[ad_1] BOSTON — While the scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, the number of people getting legal prescriptions for heavily addictive medicines…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Data: Fewer opioids prescribed in Massachusetts
[ad_1] BOSTON — While the scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, the number of people getting legal prescriptions for heavily addictive medicines…
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Question 4: Should the state legalize psychedelic mushrooms?
[ad_1] BOSTON — Supporters of psychedelic mushrooms are urging voters to approve a referendum legalizing the hallucinogenic drug for “therapeutic” use, but critics argue…
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Walking for hospice care
[ad_1] DANVERS — Care Dimensions, the hospice and palliative care provider, stepped off for its 37th annual Walk for Hospice on Sunday morning on…
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Opioid deaths drop 10%, but remain high
[ad_1] BOSTON — The scourge of opioid addiction continues to affect Massachusetts, but new data shows a double-digit decrease in the number of overdose…
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Report: Injured workers at risk for opioid overdoses
[ad_1] Workers who are injured on the job are at higher risk for fatal opioid-related overdoses, according to a new study, which calls for…
Business
Bluebird Bio Stock Is in Free Fall
[ad_1] Two weeks ago, bluebird bio secured Food and Drug Administration approval for its gene therapy for sickle cell disease, a significant milestone for…
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SmileDirectClub winds down operations — but customers are told to keep paying
[ad_1] SmileDirectClub Inc. said late Friday it was winding down operations, effective immediately, seeming to cast its millions of customers adrift — except when…
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WHO’s new COVID guidelines see fewer patients requiring hospitalization
[ad_1] Most patients are unlikely to develop severe disease or die if they get the current variants of COVID-19 as immunity levels have climbed…
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Pfizer gets FDA green light for new shot that can streamline teenagers’ vaccinations
[ad_1] Pfizer Inc. PFE, -1.73% said Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first five-in-one vaccine designed to protect teenagers…
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Ardelyx wins long battle for FDA approval of kidney-disease treatment
[ad_1] Ardelyx Inc. ARDX, -0.58% on Tuesday won its long fight for U.S. regulatory approval of a treatment designed to help patients with chronic…
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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines…
Cannabis
CBD 101: A doctor tells us how to use CBD for sleep, anxiety, and pain – Medical Marijuana Program Connection
[ad_1] Tinnakorn / Adobe Stock In recent years, CBD (cannabidiol, for those of you wondering what does CBD stand for) has emerged as a…
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5 things to know about the new COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] It may be time to get your COVID-19 vaccine again. There’s a new booster that’s coming out to guard against the virus. The…
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CDC recommends updated COVID shots for people 6 months of age and older
[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended updated COVID-19 vaccines for people 6 months of age and older. Director Mandy…
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Appeals court rules to restrict abortion-pill access, but it will remain widely available for now
[ad_1] A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that access to the abortion pill mifepristone should be restricted, although the pill will remain widely available…
Cannabis
These are the 8 best CBD gummies you can buy, period – Medical Marijuana Program Connection
[ad_1] CBD’s hot streak shows no signs of cooling down any time soon, as shown by the eagerness with which consumers snap up products…