Category: Health Care
U.S. fails to provide mental health care to those who need it most
At the height of the pandemic in 2020, I decided I wanted to make a major life change: I would…
U.K. nurses strike over pay, testing a health-care system in crisis
© Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock National Health Service nurses rally Thursday outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Their strike is the first…
Health Care — Supreme Court temporarily pauses end of Title 42
Like most everyone else in Washington, D.C., we are eagerly awaiting text of the omnibus funding bill. It could come…
Racist Doctors and Organ Thieves: Why So Many Black People Distrust the Health Care System
RICHMOND, VA — One Friday in 1968, a 54-year-old Black laborer named Bruce Tucker fell off a brick ledge, suffering…
Health department to add primary care, mobile units with $5 million grant
Cleveland County Public Health Center The Cleveland County Health Department has been awarded a federal grant which will provide primary…
Schools and hospitals team up in New Milford to add health care jobs
NEW MILFORD — A team of health care and education professionals and town personnel are working in New Milford to…
‘It’s an ugly year in health care’: Hospitals report record losses in 2022
© Lane Turner/Globe Staff Mass General Brigham is thinking about cutting expenses. Hospital executives in Massachusetts had hoped 2022 would…
Health Care — New CDC data backs up bivalent booster potency
If you ever feel like your dog is judging, they just might be. New research found dogs can determine human aptitude,…
Watchdog asks judge to end VA ‘stonewalling,’ identify officials behind health care restrictions
A watchdog group advocating on behalf of veterans on Friday asked a federal judge to force the Department of Veterans…
Health Care — White House relaunches free COVID tests via mail
Outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) will be the new president of the NCAA beginning in March. Seems his post-office…
