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Shelby area first responders honor health care workers two years into the COVID pandemic

First responders turned on sirens and lights recently to honor health care workers in Shelby and Kings Mountain. On March…

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Democrats Want to Party Like It’s 2018 and Push Health Care

© Provided by The Daily Beast Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Failing in the polls and struggling to craft a compelling message…

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Gillibrand pushes for health care coverage for burn pit exposure

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Brunswick, called on the Senate this week to pass comprehensive legislation expanding health care…

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Here’s why hospital nurses, the pandemic’s ‘health care heroes,’ are so ticked off

Jamille Cabacungan’s shift as charge nurse in UCSF’s medical-surgical unit began with bad news: Just seven of her nine nurses…

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UW health care worker with Parkinson’s disease trains for ‘American Ninja Warrior’

When we chatted with Bryan Hill, 35, on an early February morning, his 8-month-old son Forrest was cooing in the…

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Health care is becoming a target in Ukraine

Welcome to Thursday’s Health 202 — and happy St. Patrick’s Day. Today’s edition: A coronavirus surge in Western Europe has…

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Can Connecticut lawmakers clamp down on ‘anti-competitive’ practices in health care?

Hospital consolidation is not just happening in Connecticut. Nationally, the trillion-dollar health care sector has seen an acceleration in health…

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Gov. Baker: Bill would expand mental health care services

Gov. Baker: Bill would expand mental health care services Close Modal Boston.com Newsletter Signup Boston.com Logo Stay up to date…

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Gov. Charlie Baker to announce ‘comprehensive new health care legislation’ Tuesday afternoon

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will announce a new piece of health care legislation Tuesday afternoon in hopes of increasing access…

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Massachusetts spent $1.5 billion less on health care in first year of pandemic

© Erin Clark / Globe Staff A medical worker processed patient information while working at UMass Memorial Medical Center in…