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Black and Hispanic Mass. residents face disparities with health care access, report finds
The first-of-its-kind report lays out how people of different races and income levels struggled to get equitable care before the pandemic. -
A new EMT left her desk job to run toward the pandemic’s front lines
“What could I do sitting behind my desk?” Kat Benoit, 47, took a leap in the pandemic and pursued a lifelong dream: getting trained as an EMT. -
Abortion laws in Massachusetts: What you need to know
Abortion access is protected in Massachusetts, even with the end of Roe v. Wade. -
A Mass. senior living community raised its minimum wage to keep its workers facing 'pure fatigue and exhaustion'
“If we don't address this issue now, we are going to have a problem that only gets worse as we move forward," Walter Ramos said. -
‘The other pandemic’: Mass. lawmakers move to expand mental health access
Mass. Senate lawmakers have passed a bill that includes guaranteed annual mental health checks for all patients free-of-charge. -
Biden's plan to stop surprise medical bills faces bipartisan pushback in Congress
The detente that allowed Congress to pass a law curbing surprise medical bills has disintegrated. A bipartisan group of 152 lawmakers have been assailing… -
'There actually is no shame in this corporation,’ says St. Vincent’s nurse on strike
Eight months ago, several hundred nurses walked off the job in Worcester because they believed staffing levels and work conditions made it difficult to keep patient safe. -
Basic Black | The Other C: Avoiding Or Delaying Care Because Of The Pandemic
Doctors are alarmed by the high rate of advanced disease they are seeing, especially among African Americans and Latinos -
A California court says drug companies aren't liable for the state's opioid crisis
A state judge in California ruled late Monday that four drug companies can't be held liable for that state's opioid epidemic. Communities had hoped for… -
Getting dental coverage added to Medicare faces pushback from some dentists
William Stork needs a tooth out. That's what the 71-year-old retired truck driver's dentist told him during a recent checkup.That kind of extraction…
