HE A LTH • Spring 2019 3
T h is iss u e
F E A T U R E S
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
Uknown side effects
Even with marijuana legal in Massachusetts, health officials
still don't know the impact on the public health. \\ BY GRANT
WELKER
12
Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest health
care business news ....................... 4
Local Innovation
.......................... 4
The Lists
• Private ambulance services ....20
• Adult day care centers .............21
Column:
Technology:
Making connections for better
health .......................................... 22
Pictures of Health
A photographic look at the region's
health care happenings ..............24
Movers & Shakers
People, providers and
practices ...................................... 25
D E P A R T M E N T S
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Fighting loneliness
As people age into their golden years, a host of health and
community professionals work to prevent them from falling into
an unhealthy cycle. \\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
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Traumatic work
As suicide and mental health threaten more first responders,
Central Mass. agencies are developing new coping tools.
\\ BY GRANT WELKER
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HEALTH
Central Massachusetts HEALTH is published four
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Gonorrhea, chlamydia & syphilis
all on the rise
Instances of sexually transmitted infections is spiking,
particularly in Massachusetts and especially in Worcester.
\\ BY SUSAN SHALHOUB
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Profile .......................................... 26
Q&A with Dr. Beverly Hay, clinical
genetics & pediatrics specialist,
UMass Memorial Medical Center
