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Organ donors can now announce status on Facebook

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his medical school girlfriend wondered whether the social media site could be used to help eliminate th ...

Reader fitness stories: Fitting into 'the dress'

This week's reader fitness story comes to us from Laura, 25, of Somerville. Her story shows that if you just stick to the small changes...

Eleven Massachusetts community health centers share $34 million in federal grants

Eleven Massachusetts community health centers, which serve patients in some of the state’s poorest neighborhoods, will receive a total of ne ...

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Facebook to make it easier
to become organ donor

Users in the US and UK can enroll as organ donors via links to official registries on the world's biggest social networking site, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Study: 1 in 5 bike-sharers in Boston wear helmets

A higher percentage of cyclists in Boston rode without helmets compared to those in Washington -- 52 percent compared to 61.

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Finding alternatives to sedatives

A growing number of nursing homes are treating the agitation and disruptive behavior that often accompany dementia without resorting to antipsychotics.

Part 1 A rampant prescription | How the data were analyzed
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Patrick signs law to allow HIV test with verbal OK

Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a bill that supporters say will provide greater access to HIV tests and bring Mass. into compliance with federal recommendations aimed at promoting testing.

Kids in the delivery room?

A growing number of hospitals are relaxing policies to accommodate requests from families who want children present during delivery.

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