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Mass General study states teens’ e-cigarette use linked with later smoking

Written by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Teens who use e-cigarettes are more likely than others to later smoke conventional cigarettes and other tobacco products, a study at 10 Los Angeles high schools suggests.

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‘Still Alzheimer’s’ panel shows there’s still hope

"Still Alzheimer's" attendees settled into the O'Keefe Auditorium of Massachusetts General Hospital on Oct. 7 eager to listen to six distinguished researchers share recent advances in combating the dreaded disease. Inside the state-of-the-art lecture hall most sat in upholstered stadium seating while some folks

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MGH settles drug diversion case for $2.3 million

Massachusetts General Hospital has agreed to pay the United States $2.3 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled MGH employees to divert controlled substances such as oxycodone for personal use. The Justice Department announced the settlement Monday afternoon, calling it the largest of its kind involving allegations of

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Some necessary tick talk

There's a man from Boston who treks Brazil's Amazon River, hangs out in Nepal with the Himalayan Rescue Association, and climbs Mt. McKinley with the Ranger Patrol in Alaska's Denali National Park.  His name is Dr. N. Stewart Harris, M.D. When he'