HEALTH • Fall 2016 3
This issue
F E AT U R E S
14
Acupuncture
arrives
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
16
Crisis in the maternity ward
How are hospitals helping addiction's youngest patients?
\\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
Is marijuana good medicine?
With efficacy in question, some doctors may face barriers.
\\ BY LAURA FINALDI
Home is where the jobs are
Readying the workforce a top priority as senior population swells.
\\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
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4 Letter from the editor
5 Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest health
care business news
8 Pictures of Health
A photographic look at the region's
health care events and happenings
11 - 13 The Lists
Top chiropratic wellness centers
Top college and universities with
health programs.
22 Column: Benefits
administration
D E PA RT M E N T S
18
20
As a new school opens,
acupuncture is becoming a
fixture in Western medicine
\\ BY LAURA FINALDI
23 Column: Health care
innovation
24 Column: Consumer
advice
25 Newsworthy
People, providers and practices
28 The Pulse
Statistical snapshot of the
health care sector
30 Profile
Q&A with Dr. Judson Brewer,
Center for Mindfulness, UMass
Medical School.
