Some painkillers could increase blood clot risk for women on birth control, study says

A new study finds using certain over-the-counter painkillers could increase the risk of blood clots in women using birth control pills.

• Sep 7, 2023

New Wearable Technology Promises Drug-Free Pain Relief

The FDA has given Waltham based Neurometrix the green light to market new wearable technology that can help with all kinds of conditions.

• Oct 9, 2015

Baker: $27 Million Needed To Fight Deadly Painkiller Addiction Epidemic

Gov. Baker said he expected the overall task force plan to require about $27 million in new state funding to implement.

• Jun 22, 2015

Mass. Man Sentenced To Jail After Identity And Prescription Drug Theft

A Blackstone man has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in jail for using stolen identities to forge prescriptions and illegally obtain drugs.

• Oct 4, 2012

Gresh & Zo: Sources Say Theo Was Red Sox Leak In Globe Article

Gresh and Zolak said Thursday that multiple sources have told them that former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein was the source of the scandalous information in last month's Bob Hohler piece in the Boston Globe.

• Nov 17, 2011

Looking At The Law: OxyContin

WBZ's Neil Chayet takes case against this addictive drug.

• Mar 21, 2011

Prescription Drug Abuse. Pill Head By Joshua Lyon – October 23, 2010 #86/1

W@R discusses the risk of prescription drug abuse, prescription pain killers and recovery with Joshua Lyon author of Pill Head: The Secret Life of a Painkiller Addict

• Oct 23, 2010