For Boston's Asian women, a mobile mammogram van has helped close a huge health equity gap
Mammography rates for Boston’s Asian women used to be dismally low. Two decades later, a mammogram van has tripled rates in a rare win for minority healthcare.
From a Boston ER to Arctic ice: medicine and marathons in extreme environments
Emergency physician Dr. Luke Apisa describes joining an Arctic expedition to ensure safety for runners pushing their limits on melting polar ice.
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Tania Fernandes Anderson will resign from Boston City Council on July 4th
Fernandes Anderson’s last day will be the Fourth of July. -
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How has the FBI changed under Trump? In Boston, agents are more involved in local actions.
The Boston FBI's questioning of climate change activists, its collaboration with ICE on immigration raids, its focus on the Pro-Palestinian student movement, and national FBI director Kash Patel's vow to go after Trump's ideological enemies are all raising concerns among left-wing activists in the region. -
Local leaders count on $1 billion boost from next year’s World Cup
Massachusetts will host seven matches of the iconic tournament in 2026. -
AJR’s Adam Met connects music with movement building in his new book
He draws from his nearly two decades of growing an audience for his band to deliver a blueprint on how to animate and engage people to take political action.
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