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The Daily Free Press

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Alzheimer’s and dementia rates in Boston are steadily increasing. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Legislature looks into Alzheimer’s crisis in Massachusetts

Camila Beiner October 26, 2017

New research has found Alzheimer’s disease continues to be a growing problem both in Boston and for the future of health care. The Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts is collaborating with the...

The Joint Committee on Public Health hears a bill on physician-assisted suicide Tuesday afternoon at the State House. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Physician-assisted suicide discussed on State House floor

Ellisa Riddell September 27, 2017

The Joint Committee on Public Health heard a bill that relates to physician-assisted suicide at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Massachusetts Rep. Louis Kafka and...

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