COBTH in the News

Dr. Shira Doron of Tufts Medical Center explained that communicable diseases come back after a period of time like the pandemic, when all infection levels were low due to social distancing and travel restrictions.

New members of the advisory council include Patricia McMullin, executive director of the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals.

Dr. Erica Lee, a psychologist at Boston Children's Hospital, talks about a record number of teenage girls in the U.S. who now say they experienced violence, persistent sadness or suicidal thoughts in recent years.

An expert from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute says that policymakers and insurers should take a hard look at policies that restrict opioid use in patients with cancer who are at end of life, especially for underserved communities.

“We have been seeing a steady uptick in the rates of this colon cancer in young people,” said Dr. Kimmie Ng, an oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The grants focus on programs related to food access, mental health, transportation and housing stability.