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...efficacy of the vaccine and the seriousness of the diseases it protects against, UHS should treat Gardasil as it does many name-brand pharmaceuticals and subsidize costs so that students pay only a $30 co-pay per shot. Other institutions have recognized the benefit of subsidizing Gardasil. Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick’s budget for 2008 increases the state’s universal immunization program by $24.8 million; a good portion of this money will go towards paying for HPV vaccination for females ages nine to 18. Harvard can help in furthering this important women’s health...
...Deval L. Patrick ’78 announced last Friday that he will push to reverse restrictions on stem cell research that were imposed by his predecessor, Mitt Romney. The restrictions—which were drafted by Romney’s aides and adopted last August by the state’s Public Health Council—limited the stem cell lines that Massachusetts researchers were allowed to use.Romney’s critics have argued that the restrictions run counter to the intent of a law passed in 2005 by the state legislature that was intended to promote stem...
...nine weeks since his inauguration, Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 has had his share of public relations gaffes, sullying his heretofore-sterling public image. But while it would be premature to brand him a disappointment based on a few weeks of slip-ups, Patrick needs to return to the optimistic and inclusive message that excited so many and punched his ticket to the State House. According to a recent Associated Press report, Patrick’s recent moves have included appointing a $72,000 a year secretary for his wife, upgrading his state car from...
...high school before reaching this milestone—a sad effect of the state’s policy to mandate education only until age 16. At least 15 states, however, have adopted a minimum dropout age of 18, netting diplomas for a vastly larger population. Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 recently proposed such an increase here, and we join him in his call for a better education for all Bay State teens. Although many upper high-school courses may not be relevant to a student’s plans in the here-and-now, they still...
...right. In their approaches to distributing the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Massachusetts has taken a laissez-faire approach while Texas has taken on the mantle of the nanny state. While both states have demonstrated an admirable commitment to the health of young women in supporting the vaccine, Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 has rightly decided to let people make their own health decisions. Fifty percent of sexually active adults are affected by HPV, making it the most common disease transmitted through sexual contact. In women, HPV can develop without warning into cervical cancer, a disease which...