Sky-high medical bill, 'Outlander' sex ed, uninsured Mass. kids and more

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( [$474,725: Mass. Stroke Patient Receives 'Outrageous' Medical Flight Bill]( That nearly half-million dollars is the total of four items, the largest of which is a per-mile charge. That figure, $389,125, breaks down to $275 a mile. [NPR: Scientists Find A Brain Circuit That Could Explain Seasonal Depression]( Just in time for the winter solstice, scientists may have figured out how short days can lead to dark moods. Two recent studies suggest the culprit is a brain circuit that connects special light-sensing cells in the retina with brain areas that affect whether you are happy or sad. [Amid Record Rise In Teen Vaping, Mass. Officials Call For Adults To Act]( On the heels of a new report showing an unprecedented spike in the number of teens who use electronic cigarettes, the state's top health official says it's a problem that needs immediate attention. ['Generational Divide' Can Complicate How We Think About Estrangement, Psychologist Says]( "In some ways it's a silent epidemic, in part, because both parents and adult children don't want to talk about it because they feel like they're going to be blamed or misunderstood." [Radio Boston: How Poetry Informs How A Boston Doctor Treats His Patients]( Rafael Campo has two callings in life: medicine and poetry. He's a professor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and has spent decades as a poet - winning multiple poetry awards, including the Guggenheim fellowship and a National Poetry Series award. [Why Sex-Ed Classes Should Use Steamy Scenes From 'Outlander' To Teach Consent]( The heartthrob male lead may be the perfect man to model explicit consent, to explode the belief sex educators say they often encounter: that asking permission is "not hot." [Mass. Not Immune To Nationwide Rise In Uninsured Children, Report Find]( [Why Is U.S. Population Growth Slowing Down?]( [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by wburtoday@wbur.org in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](