Martha BebingerReporterEmail EmailMartha Bebinger covers health care and other general assignments for WBUR.Recently publishedPeer support transforms mental health care for some in MassachusettsPeople who’ve struggled with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and other conditions are joining the mental health workforce to provide support for patients experiencing some of the same difficulties they have...ResumeHealth04:38May 2, 2024Tufts administrators wait out campus protesters as graduation loomsSchool officials say they won't meet with student protesters until some two dozen tents are removed from the quad.Local CoverageApr 29, 2024Some Mass. hospitals stop infant welfare reporting based solely on drug dependenceInstead of automatically reporting to the state infants born dependent on addictive substances like opioids, new policies ask hospital staff to evaluate whether the newborn faces an imminent risk of...HealthApr 3, 2024Adding health to the reparations conversation in BostonReparations aren't usually seen as a way to make sure Black Americans have the same chance at health and longevity as do whites. But some public health and medical leaders...HealthApr 2, 2024Most inhalers in the U.S. emit climate-warming gasses. Here's what you can doWhen it comes to inhalers commonly used in the U.S., each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered car one mile. But increasingly, there are alternative...EnvironmentMar 14, 2024AdvertisementYour inhaler saves lives, but its puffs hurt the planetIn an emergency, an inhaler can save a life. But the gas it releases contributes to global warming. Each of the most commonly prescribed inhalers has about the same climate...ResumeEnvironment04:14Mar 14, 2024Study: 42% of American adults know someone who died from an overdoseAn estimated 42% of adults in the U.S. — roughly 125 million people — know at least one person who has died of a drug overdose, according to a RAND...ResumeHealth03:55Feb 21, 2024Boston dedicates small portion of opioid settlement funds to grieving familiesBoston's first distribution of opioid settlement funds will go to families who've lost a member to an overdose. Initial grants for funerals, child care and housing are expected this summer....HealthJan 29, 2024Some parents say Mass. needs overdose prevention centersSome grieving parents who’ve become leaders in the drug overdose crisis called on Massachusetts lawmakers to allow overdose prevention or supervised consumption sites in the state. They are angry that...HealthJan 26, 2024Mass. cities, towns cautious or confused about how to spend millions in opioid settlement fundsMoney from the settlement of opioid-related lawsuits is pouring into Massachusetts. The state has set spending priorities and is awarding grants. But most municipalities haven't spent any of the more...HealthDec 29, 2023Next Page
Peer support transforms mental health care for some in MassachusettsPeople who’ve struggled with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and other conditions are joining the mental health workforce to provide support for patients experiencing some of the same difficulties they have...ResumeHealth04:38May 2, 2024
Tufts administrators wait out campus protesters as graduation loomsSchool officials say they won't meet with student protesters until some two dozen tents are removed from the quad.Local CoverageApr 29, 2024
Some Mass. hospitals stop infant welfare reporting based solely on drug dependenceInstead of automatically reporting to the state infants born dependent on addictive substances like opioids, new policies ask hospital staff to evaluate whether the newborn faces an imminent risk of...HealthApr 3, 2024
Adding health to the reparations conversation in BostonReparations aren't usually seen as a way to make sure Black Americans have the same chance at health and longevity as do whites. But some public health and medical leaders...HealthApr 2, 2024
Most inhalers in the U.S. emit climate-warming gasses. Here's what you can doWhen it comes to inhalers commonly used in the U.S., each puff has about the same climate impact as driving a gas-powered car one mile. But increasingly, there are alternative...EnvironmentMar 14, 2024
Your inhaler saves lives, but its puffs hurt the planetIn an emergency, an inhaler can save a life. But the gas it releases contributes to global warming. Each of the most commonly prescribed inhalers has about the same climate...ResumeEnvironment04:14Mar 14, 2024
Study: 42% of American adults know someone who died from an overdoseAn estimated 42% of adults in the U.S. — roughly 125 million people — know at least one person who has died of a drug overdose, according to a RAND...ResumeHealth03:55Feb 21, 2024
Boston dedicates small portion of opioid settlement funds to grieving familiesBoston's first distribution of opioid settlement funds will go to families who've lost a member to an overdose. Initial grants for funerals, child care and housing are expected this summer....HealthJan 29, 2024
Some parents say Mass. needs overdose prevention centersSome grieving parents who’ve become leaders in the drug overdose crisis called on Massachusetts lawmakers to allow overdose prevention or supervised consumption sites in the state. They are angry that...HealthJan 26, 2024
Mass. cities, towns cautious or confused about how to spend millions in opioid settlement fundsMoney from the settlement of opioid-related lawsuits is pouring into Massachusetts. The state has set spending priorities and is awarding grants. But most municipalities haven't spent any of the more...HealthDec 29, 2023