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COVID, flu, RSV dashboards track cases and deaths in Mass.

WEBWith another cold and flu season around the corner, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has rolled out new viral respiratory illness trackers.. The …

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Human microbiome: Five ways to get better gut health …

WEBGLOBE MAGAZINE Gut health explained: 5 things to know for a better microbiome Nutritionists and doctors offer insights on probiotics, the importance of fiber, …

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Massachusetts needs to strengthen its health care …

WEBLong-range planning would allow the state to build on the many strengths of its health care system with a clearer understanding of its evolving needs and resources. …

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BMC's Thea James is helping reduce racial health disparities

WEBEarly results from this initiative BMC launched in 2021, called the Health Equity Accelerator, are promising: In its first 12 months, BMC reduced racial disparities …

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Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who …

WEBPresident Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A …

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15 Mass. hospitals to launch or expand addiction treatment

WEBYet when Dan arrived last spring at Massachusetts General Hospital with a fever of 105 and the ultra-lethal opioid fentanyl in his system, he was treated to a much …

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Reimagining public health infrastructure in the 21st century

WEBA new multidisciplinary field of public health technology should be established to modernize the nation’s health system. By Susan J. Blumenthal and David …

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Steward bankruptcy, management change possible, state …

WEBTAUNTON — Massachusetts officials are bracing for a potential bankruptcy filing by Steward Health Care as the cash-strapped hospital system nears a deadline to …

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Norway banned smartphones in school. Here’s what …

WEBMiddle schools in Norway banned smartphones. The benefits were dramatic, a study shows. A ninth grader places her cellphone in to a phone holder as she enters …

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Potential Steward hospital closures spur series of meetings

WEBBy Robert Weisman Globe Staff,Updated April 11, 2024, 12:28 p.m. Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein will attend the series …

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Steward Health Care: Standouts planned this week in Massachusetts

WEBFearing hospital closures and service reductions, a coalition plans standouts over the next week at Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts and is calling on …

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Lawmakers press US regulators to scrutinize Optum plan to …

WEBThe state’s congressional delegation is urging US regulators to scrutinize the proposed sale of Steward Health Care’s doctors network to UnitedHealth’s Optum unit …

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In R.I. nursing homes, deficiencies are on the rise. Advocates …

WEBPROVIDENCE — Nursing homes in Rhode Island are increasingly failing to meet federal requirements that govern patient care, including preventable deaths. …

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Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and …

WEBAbortion is legal in Maine at all stages of pregnancy with a doctor's approval. And lawmakers last year approved a bill to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to receive limited …

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R.I. Senate unveils package of 25 health care bills

WEBPROVIDENCE — Senate leaders on Tuesday unveiled a package of 25 health care bills as Rhode Islanders face rising costs, shortages of primary care doctors …

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Good Samaritan hospital cancer unit temporarily shut by Steward

WEBThe for-profit system closed Quincy Medical Center in 2014 and New England Sinai, a rehabilitation hospital, last month. Steward-operated Norwood Hospital …

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Point32Health acquires Health New England of Springfield

WEBOn the flip side, Point32Health, the not-for-profit parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, serves 1.9 million members in …

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Rift between two cities shows difficulty of public health reform

WEBLawrence and Methuen partnered to offer better public health. Now, a divorce may be coming. By Jason Laughlin Globe Staff,Updated March 24, 2024, 6:14 …

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Mismanagement blamed for pending closure of Boston nursing …

WEBBy Jason Laughlin Globe Staff,Updated April 3, 2024, 8:00 p.m. The Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center serves primarily Black and Latino residents. Pat …

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Celtics at Heat preview: Time, TV, odds, and notes

WEBCeltics at Heat Game 3 preview: All of a sudden, Boston is feeling the pressure. Jayson Tatum scored 28 points on 10-of-20 shooting in the Celtics' 111-101 …

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Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector as Kyiv …

WEBPolice offices walk in front of a crater after a Russian rocket attack on mental hospital №3 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 27. Yakiv Liashenko/Associated Press

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Man who fatally shot himself in North Andover home identified

WEBThe man was identified as Sean Deadder, 36, of North Andover, Sharyn Lubas, a spokesperson for the Essex district attorney’s office, said in an email. North …

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Boston Mayor Wu, Police Commissioner Cox agreed on tent …

WEBBoston Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the call to remove the pro-Palestinian tent encampment at Emerson College …

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Earthquake east coast today : Experts on how rare, why they happen

WEBOn the East Coast, earthquakes are generally rare, but you have them, just over a long time. The most recent one was in Virginia in 2011. That was a 5.8 — a …

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Billerica police officer killed in excavator accident

WEBSergeant Ian Taylor, 49, was directing a tractor-trailer around a construction site near the intersection of Boston Road and Pollard Street when the excavator hit him …

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‘You don’t understand, Captain. He has a gun’: The hijacking of …

WEBBy Neil Swidey Globe Staff,Updated March 20, 2020, 10:30 a.m. Illustration by Brian Stauffer for The Boston Globe. They sprinted across Newark Airport, two …

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