Hi, Will. I’m deeply troubled, this morning, that yet another of the commonwealth’s children has lost his life as a result of falling through a window screen. I really believe it is high time we do something more than warn parents to keep children away from windows. I’m wondering what it would take to pass …
Health
costs, coverage, gmos, mental health and substance abuse treatment, policy, public health
In favor of Kennedy proposal
I agree with those who are fearful of a vacancy while Universal Health Care is on the table. We need an Interim person who will be able to voice the continuation of the universal policy proposal. Let’s minimize the risk. Ellen Mass
Re: Health care funding for immigrants
Where do you stand on reestablishing the funding for legal immigrants’ healthcare insurance?
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Stem cell research holds potential for new treatments for many serious disorders, including diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease and many others. Blastocysts, from which stem cells are extracted, are microscopic balls of a few cells. They should be available for research if they are not wanted by the donors that created them. The state must …
Approval of minute clinics
This week, the Public Health Council approved regulations authorizing introduction of in-store health-care clinics in Massachusetts.
Health care cost control — minute clinics?
I testifed today in support of new regulations that would allow the introduction of limited service clinics — a concept which has worked well in other states.