Around New England

1980 Letter from B.U. Graduate Student Doctor May Have Inadvertently Fueled Opioid Epidemic

Matthew McDonald

The one-paragraph letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine was widely interpreted by doctors as showing that opioids posed almost no risk of addiction — although it contained little proof and that's not exactly what it said, anyway.

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Providence Airport Attracting Bevy of Airlines, New Flights

Matthew McDonald

T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island is in the process of getting new flights to Europe, the Caribbean, and other cities in the United States. Public officials cite the airport's business model and easy access.

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