HealthAfter my sister died, I found refuge in my running sneakersAfter Abby Salois’s sister died by suicide, she just wanted to hide. But with a career and young children, she couldn’t. Instead, Salois writes, “I learned to hide inside a...Apr 16, 2024Running is everything to me. What if it’s time to say goodbye?Jason Clemence ran 24,733 miles between June 2008 and January 2024. And then, he couldn't run anymore. It's hard to know what to do when the thing that brought you...Apr 3, 2024The Supreme Court must follow the science on mifepristoneThe case concerning medication abortion currently before the U.S. Supreme Court isn't about drug safety and efficacy, writes Dominique Lee, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts. It's...Mar 28, 2024What the Kate Middleton story says about usIt's easy to talk about a photoshopped picture or an alleged affair and to demand more information, writes Ellen Braaten. 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She's created an Instagram account, blackgirlsrow, to encourage other young women of...Oct 20, 2023Racial bullying in schools is on the rise — including here in Mass.Schools can prevent racial bullying and impose meaningful consequences when it occurs, write Alexis Rickmers and Oren Sellstrom.Oct 19, 2023It's time to end religious exemptions for vaccinations in Mass.Proposed legislation in Mass. would eliminate exemptions from vaccination for students on religious grounds. No major religion prohibits vaccination, writes Rich Barlow, and these exemptions risk the health of some...Oct 16, 2023Next Page
After my sister died, I found refuge in my running sneakersAfter Abby Salois’s sister died by suicide, she just wanted to hide. But with a career and young children, she couldn’t. Instead, Salois writes, “I learned to hide inside a...Apr 16, 2024
Running is everything to me. What if it’s time to say goodbye?Jason Clemence ran 24,733 miles between June 2008 and January 2024. And then, he couldn't run anymore. It's hard to know what to do when the thing that brought you...Apr 3, 2024
The Supreme Court must follow the science on mifepristoneThe case concerning medication abortion currently before the U.S. Supreme Court isn't about drug safety and efficacy, writes Dominique Lee, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts. It's...Mar 28, 2024
What the Kate Middleton story says about usIt's easy to talk about a photoshopped picture or an alleged affair and to demand more information, writes Ellen Braaten. It's much harder to discuss the fears of a mother...Mar 27, 2024
An unexpected ally in therapy: my patient’s dogI knew my patient loved her dog, writes Oona Metz. But I didn't anticipate how important the dog would become to me.Mar 14, 2024
Mass.’s health insurance for undocumented immigrants provides a model other states can followIt may seem counterintuitive, writes Sarah Brown, but providing insurance options for undocumented people would save money and improve the patient experience for everyone by diverting care for these immigrants...Mar 12, 2024
It took me a long time to find ‘the country of happiness.’ Now I want everyone to join meI wanted anyone who’d ever struggled with mental illness to know they had options, writes Shalene Gupta. The journey to better isn’t always easy or guaranteed, but it’s worth making.Jan 31, 2024
I’m an adult with autism. I built a team to help me make decisionsSupported decision-making or SDM is an alternative to adult guardianship for people with a cognitive or intellectual disability, writes Jonathan Gardner. With SDM, I’m the CEO of my life. Rather...Jan 18, 2024
Health care in the US is too expensive. There are 3 ways to fix itOur nation’s medical talent laps the competition, writes Rich Barlow, but the way we pay for it stinks. Only three root-to-stem solutions will fix that.Jan 3, 2024
There’s no roadmap for being an adult with a disability. So I’m making my ownI wanted to live alone, go to college and find a girlfriend, writes Samuel Habib. I asked some of the most famous disability advocates for advice. Dec 13, 2023
Here's a bold solution to women's health care: Train doctors to listen to womenThe Biden administration is trying to improve women's health care by accelerating research on women and disease. But the initiative is ignoring the real problem, writes Diane O’Leary. We need...Dec 13, 2023
Rosalynn Carter helped me, and thousands of other Cambodian refugees, surviveSoreath Hok was born in a Cambodian refugee camp after her family, like thousands of others, fled the fall of the Khmer Rouge. They survived because of the groundwork laid...Dec 1, 2023
‘I’m right here. You’re not alone’: In the hospital, I can give my daughter what she needsSince her daughter’s first seizure at 17 months, Kate Neale Cooper has spent more nights in the hospital than she can count. But it wasn’t all bad. Life has a...Dec 1, 2023
I left Venezuela seeking safety — my life shouldn't be fodder for a political stuntEduardo was one of the Venezuelans flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last year, placing the community in the middle of the national debate on immigration. He and his girlfriend...Nov 17, 2023
Trump is a clear and present dangerDonald Trump's increasingly fascist rhetoric -- his use of the word vermin to describe his political rivals, for example -- is not just Trump being Trump, writes Steve Almond. It's...Nov 15, 2023
You can recover from schizophrenia — I did. But the stigma of the disease prevents too many from getting treatmentPatty Mulcahy was 50 when she started hearing voices. She thinks society might have more compassion if people understood that schizophrenia is a brain disease that can be treated, and...Nov 7, 2023
What Matthew Perry taught usMatthew Perry founded a sober living facility for men. He advocated for those charged with drug-related offenses to receive treatment instead of incarceration. He planned to start a foundation for...Nov 2, 2023
'You belong here': That's what I tell other Black women who rowBaylor Henry rowed in the first all-Black, all-female eight boat in the Head of the Charles in 2022. She's created an Instagram account, blackgirlsrow, to encourage other young women of...Oct 20, 2023
Racial bullying in schools is on the rise — including here in Mass.Schools can prevent racial bullying and impose meaningful consequences when it occurs, write Alexis Rickmers and Oren Sellstrom.Oct 19, 2023
It's time to end religious exemptions for vaccinations in Mass.Proposed legislation in Mass. would eliminate exemptions from vaccination for students on religious grounds. No major religion prohibits vaccination, writes Rich Barlow, and these exemptions risk the health of some...Oct 16, 2023