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Lyme Disease Grips Vineyard; Experts Say Research Needed

Mike Seccombe
Drs. Bela Matyas and Sam Donta agree on at least two points when it comes to dealing with Lyme disease. One, there is not nearly enough money spent...

Hospital Campaign Exceeds $46 Million

Mike Seccombe
The capital campaign to fund Martha's Vineyard's new hospital has ended with more than $46 million raised in cash and in pledges over the next five...

State Public Health Council Moves Rapidly to Approve Martha's Vineyard Hospital Sale

Mike Seccombe
It took just 13 minutes for the state of Massachusetts to end more than 80 years of independence for the Martha's Vineyard hospital, and transfer...

Sale of Hospital Draws Queries

Mike Seccombe
The Martha's Vineyard Hospital will be fully covered for any decrease in Medicare funding that flows from a proposed affiliation with the giant...

Student-Run Program Provides Safe Rides for Teens at Night, Despite Many Obstacles

Julia Rappaport
The students manning the phones at the Hebrew Center on this January night are there to kick off the first night of the 2006 SafeRides season. The...

Landscaper Contracts Tularemia in Case Considered Unusual

Chris Burrell
The Vineyard's first tularemia case of the year, a 50-year-old male landscaper, may have contracted the potentially fatal disease after handling a...

Record $20 Million in Pledges Jump Starts Hospital Campaign

Chris Burrell
One year after unveiling plans for the costliest construction project and most ambitious fund-raising goal in Vineyard history, leaders at the Martha...

Twelve Steps: Vineyard House Plans Expansion at New Campus

Chris Burrell
If recent health data is accurate, suggesting that the rate of problem or binge drinking on the Vineyard significantly exceeds the nationwide...

Groundbreaking Report Opens Discussion About Health Care in Brazilian Community

Chris Burrell
The Island's growing population of Brazilian immigrants came here in large part to better their economic condition, but a study released last week...

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