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Mental health care in the Black community: ‘It helps to see someone who looks like you’

As soon as psychologist Whitney Raglin Bignall steps into a new patient’s room at the primary-care clinic where she works,…

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Biden’s health care triumph

A Republican member of Congress said something epically stupid the other day. No, I’m not talking about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s…

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Health care workers see rise in physical, verbal assaults from COVID patients

Once hailed as heroes of the pandemic, some health care workers are now vilified by patients. Elise Preston has more…

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How mergers are changing face of health care in Connecticut

Yale New Haven Health announced this month it plans to buy three more hospitals operated by Prospect Health. In addition…

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Schaefer: Liberal health care agenda undermines job-based coverage

© Provided by Boston Herald Getty Images Negotiations on “Build Back Better,” the Biden administration’s trillion-dollar social welfare package, have…

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Senate confirms health care watchdog assailed by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a federal watchdog assailed by former President Donald Trump to the top job…

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Hong Kong’s health-care system is under ‘enormous stress,’ says medical expert

Hong Kong is into its fifth wave, driven by the more transmissible omicron strain. Cases have spiked sharply, from just…

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Nonprofit Black Health Addressing Racial Disparities In Health Care

NEW YORK — In our continuing coverage of Black History Month, we’re focusing on an organization that’s bridging the gap…

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Overnight Health Care — CDC to change guidance, including masking

Welcome to Wednesday’s Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. Subscribe…

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The fate of Rhode Island’s health care industry is about to be decided

© David Goldman A bed sits made inside Kent Hospital’s intensive care unit at Kent Hospital. PROVIDENCE — The application…