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Senate Finance Committee votes on health care reform Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 13, 2009 (NECN: Brad Puffer) - President Barack Obama’s dream to overhaul the U.S. health care system may be realized. His plan is taking a major step forwa...

Mass. doctor’s office upgrades to electronic medical records Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 12, 2009 (NECN: Jennifer Eagan, Worcester, Mass.) - Patients in Central Massachusetts are seeing something different when they head to the doctor’s office:...

Children are getting hit hard by swine flu Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 12, 2009 (NECN: Brad Puffer, Boston, Mass.) - Several reports indicate the H1N1 (swine) flu is especially dangerous for young people. Now, an upcoming repo...

Growing number of children dying from H1N1 Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 12, 2009 (NECN/ABC) - Parents struggling to keep up with the latest information on swine flu and H1N1 vaccinations are getting severe warnings Monday mornin...

Congressman Tierney bring health care debate to Salem, MA Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 10, 2009 (NECN: Kristen Caira) - Massachusetts Congressman, John Tierney, is bringing the health care debate to Salem State College on Saturday. &a...

Globe Today: Swine flu shots Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 09, 2009 (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - While the H1N1 virus that causes swine flu is new, the vaccine brewed to stop it follows the same tried-and-true laborator...

State lab in Vermont busy with swine flu cases Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 08, 2009 (NECN: Anya Huneke, Burlington, VT) - The H1N1 virus has spread more slowly in Vermont than in other New England states, but in the last few weeks...

Talk Around the Globe: Seeing red over pink Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 08, 2009 (NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Whether it is a pin or a lapel, or a bumper sticker on a car, pink ribbons have become synonymous with breast cancer aware...

Mass. lawmakers debate bill allowing quarantines Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 08, 2009 (NECN: Latoyia Edwards, Boston, Mass.) - The Massachusetts House has passed a bill giving public health officials the power to isolate people and ...

Underage drinking forum in Foxborough Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 08, 2009 (NECN) - Specialists and anti-alcohol advocates will come together in Foxborough, Mass. on Thursday night to discuss the issue of underage drinkin...

Mass. unions push bill requiring paid sick days Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 07, 2009 (NECN: Alysha Palumbo, Boston, Mass.) - Calling in sick to work may not be a big deal for many of us, but for some people it could mean the differ...

Conn. doctors ask if suicide law applies to them Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 07, 2009 (NECN: Brian Burnell, Hartford, Conn.) - If a doctor prescribes drugs to a terminally-ill patient and he knows the patient will be using them to e...

Certain foods may help stave off breast cancer Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 07, 2009 (NECN) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but there are some dietary changes you can make year-round to lower your risk. &#32...

A look at the 1976 swine flu panic Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 07, 2009 (NECN/ABC) - It was 33 years ago that the swine flu caused outright panic, and helped derail a presidency.   February 1976 is when...

Breast cancer doesn’t just affect women Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 06, 2009 (NECN: Anya Huneke, South Burlington, VT) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and because of that, pink is the color of choice for many at...

Colin Beavan chronicles no-impact lifestyle in "No Impact Man" Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 06, 2009 (NECN) - What would it be like to try to live a no-impact lifestyle? That means having a net-zero environmental impact.   Eve...

Community Health: Swine flu vaccinations Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 05, 2009 (NECN) - New Hampshire became the first New England state to receive swine flu vaccinations. The first shipment is part of the 600,000 doses of the...

Many people on the fence over whether to get flu shot Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 05, 2009 (NECN: Katie Davis, Jamaica Plain, Mass.) - After months of testing and research, the first doses of the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine are being delive...

Health-care workers and children to get first doses of swine flu vaccine Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 05, 2009 (NECN: Katie Davis - Boston, MA) - After months of testing and research the first doses of the swine flu vaccine will be available Monday.&#32...

Surge in H1N1 patients may create shortage of hospital beds Channel: NECN Length: 0 Date: October 02, 2009 (NECN: Michelle Brown) - A new report that the state’s hospitals might not have enough beds to treat sick patients is under scrutiny in Massachuset...

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