Martha BebingerReporterEmail EmailMartha Bebinger covers health care and other general assignments for WBUR.Recently publishedState opioid overdose deaths rates show uneven progressRadio Boston learns more about the newest overdose death data from the state with WBUR's Martha Bebinger.ResumeRadio Boston12:52Jun 17, 2024Ambitious federal effort to curb overdoses shows no impact on deaths, initial study findsA $349 million effort to reduce opioid deaths in four states over three years resulted in no decrease in deaths, a new study found. Researchers cited challenges related to COVID...HealthJun 17, 2024Naloxone boxes credited with helping to reduce overdose deaths in Mass.For many years, communities in Massachusetts balked at the idea of installing boxes containing Narcan on the streets and outside public buildings. Now there are at least 134. This drug...ResumeHealth04:32Jun 12, 2024Overdose deaths in Mass. dropped 10%, but fatalities rose for Black menIt’s the largest single-year decrease in overdose deaths here in 20 years, state officials said. Preliminary data suggests the trend is keeping up this year. But the gains are uneven....HealthJun 12, 2024‘Hope I’m going to live that long’: Land conservation program leaves applicants in limboIn Massachusetts, preserving more forests, fields and wetlands is a critical way the state plans to slow climate change. But a popular land conservation program leaves many property owners in...ResumeEnvironment04:01May 24, 2024AdvertisementPeer 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, 2024Next Page
State opioid overdose deaths rates show uneven progressRadio Boston learns more about the newest overdose death data from the state with WBUR's Martha Bebinger.ResumeRadio Boston12:52Jun 17, 2024
Ambitious federal effort to curb overdoses shows no impact on deaths, initial study findsA $349 million effort to reduce opioid deaths in four states over three years resulted in no decrease in deaths, a new study found. Researchers cited challenges related to COVID...HealthJun 17, 2024
Naloxone boxes credited with helping to reduce overdose deaths in Mass.For many years, communities in Massachusetts balked at the idea of installing boxes containing Narcan on the streets and outside public buildings. Now there are at least 134. This drug...ResumeHealth04:32Jun 12, 2024
Overdose deaths in Mass. dropped 10%, but fatalities rose for Black menIt’s the largest single-year decrease in overdose deaths here in 20 years, state officials said. Preliminary data suggests the trend is keeping up this year. But the gains are uneven....HealthJun 12, 2024
‘Hope I’m going to live that long’: Land conservation program leaves applicants in limboIn Massachusetts, preserving more forests, fields and wetlands is a critical way the state plans to slow climate change. But a popular land conservation program leaves many property owners in...ResumeEnvironment04:01May 24, 2024
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