Martha Bebinger

Can artificial intelligence help with a primary care provider shortage?

Martha Bebinger

Mass General Brigham is trying an artificial intelligence solution with its primary care. WBUR's Martha Bebinger says some patients are happy while doctors say it's a Band-Aid.
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Overdose deaths are down across much of the U.S. One community offers clues as to why

Martha Bebinger

Fatal overdoses are down in most parts of the country. Worcester, Massachusetts, has seen a dramatic drop in deaths. Officials credit a hands-on approach to helping drug users where they are.
A breast cancer researcher at Harvard loses 1/3 of her staff amid NIH funding cuts

Martha Bebinger

Amid NIH funding delays, clawbacks and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.
This hospital chaplain uses her patients' tattoos as a window into their inner lives

Martha Bebinger

Hospital chaplains often meet people at the lowest point in their lives. We hear from one chaplain who encourages patients to discuss their tattoos as a way of creating an emotional bond.
Reflecting on the indescribable pain and questions from losing a loved one to a drug overdose

Martha Bebinger

WBUR's Martha Bebinger lost her nephew, Austen Smith, to a drug overdose last year. In this essay, she describes the pain and questions that linger.
Harm reduction vending machines make Narcan and fentanyl tests easy to access

Martha Bebinger

What if people using drugs could get Narcan, clean needles and fentanyl tests as easily as Doritos or a candy bar? Harm reduction vending machines are ready for communities that don't fight their use.
Effective treatment for stimulant addiction can be hard to find

Martha Bebinger

There's an urgent need for treatment to help people addicted to cocaine and meth. One approach has decades of research showing it works but it's hard to find.