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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
A variety of pills. (GenBug/Flickr)

The ‘Nocebo’ Effect: Is Ignorance Bliss?

Studies show that patients who are warned of negative side effects before taking a medication are significantly more likely to experience those side effects.

Boston Teachers Union And City Reach Tentative Agreement

After more than two years of negotiations, the Boston Teachers Union and the city have reached a tentative contract agreement.

Mayor Thomas Menino speaks at a press conference announcing the tentative labor agreement. Carol Johnson, superintendent of Boston Public Schools, stands behind him. Richard Stutman, president of the Boston Teachers Union, stands on Johnson’s left. (Monica Brady-Myerov/WBUR)

District Attorneys Begin Sorting Through Cases Possibly Mishandled At State Crime Lab

The state’s 11 district attorneys met with Massachusetts officials today, addressing the next steps for dealing with what could be upwards of 34,000 mishandled cases coming out of the now-closed state crime lab in Jamaica Plain.

Littlefield On Sports: Misbehaving College Athletes

From Harvard’s basketball team to Boston University’s hockey team, we talk about the the intersection of scandals and sports.

And I Am Not Lying: Live, Raw Storytelling

And I Am Not Lying is a New York based live storytelling group that brings its show to Cambridge Thursday night.

And I Am Not Lying is a storytelling group that performs live on stage. (visual.dichotomy/Flickr)

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