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 …
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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.