hospital - NewBostonPost

Massachusetts

Mass. Gen. Hospital takes global lead with Human Trafficking Initiative

Although often under-reported, human trafficking is a serious public health problem. Nearly 21 million people worldwide are victims of forced labor and sexual exploitation. In the U.S., the problem persists under the guise of labor trafficking, domestic servitude, and sex slavery. Survivors of other forms of human trafficking, such

Russia

Airstrikes, shelling kill at least 60 in Syria’s Aleppo

BEIRUT (AP) — A wave of airstrikes and shelling killed more than 60 people in less than 24 hours in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, including dozens at a hospital, monitors and activists said Thursday. The contested city is now one of the main battlegrounds of Syria's devastating

Massachusetts

Hospitals report a surge in opioid abuse cases

BOSTON – Opioid-related hospital visits are "skyrocketing" in Massachusetts, with heroin-related cases tripling from 2007 to 2014, according to Health Policy Commission figures discussed Wednesday. Opioid-related hospital visits have increased from around 30,000 in 2007 to more than 55,000 in 2014, with non-heroin opioids accounting for the

Massachusetts

Getting to the heart of the matter: Dr. DeSanctis listens with more than just his stethoscope

Dr. Roman DeSanctis is a medical Hall of Famer. Practicing cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital for more than 60 years, he's treated kings, political emissaries, movie stars, professional athletes, and one very special lady from Chelsea who told him dirty jokes until he had to laugh out loud.

Massachusetts

Somerville man plucked from Caribbean faces hacking charge

BOSTON – A Somerville man accused of wreaking havoc after hacking into a local hospital's computer network turned up in a sailboat off the coast of Cuba Tuesday, where his craft had foundered, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Martin Gottesfeld, 31, faces a single criminal conspiracy charge for disrupting the

Russia

Deadly airstrikes hit hospitals, school in northern Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes blamed on Russia hit at least two hospitals and a school in northern Syria on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians and further dimming hopes for a temporary truce, as government troops backed by Russian warplanes pressed a major offensive north of Aleppo. The raids came

hospital

Boston MedFlight teams with hospitals to save lives

BOSTON – The crew of Boston MedFlight, a fleet of helicopters, airplanes, and ambulances, leaves no one behind. Taking exceptional care of all patients, irrespective of one's ability to pay, is standard practice for the exceptional staff working at this non-profit charity with bases in Lawrence, Bedford, and Plymouth.

boston

Baker joins DeLeo, cabinet members at Boston hospital

BOSTON – Boston Children's Hospital is the place to be Thursday morning. Gov. Charlie Baker, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash, Health and Human Service Secretary Marylou Sudders and executives from the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership are all expected to turn up