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A new survey shows 55% of Black patients said they feel like they must be very careful about their appearance to be treated fairly at medical visits.
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DEVI SHASTRI (via The Seattle Times)
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12/5/23
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Casual dining chain faces another wrongful death suit related to its Charged Lemonade after cardiac arrest of Florida man.
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Kate Gibson (via CBS Boston)
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12/5/23
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In an emergency lawsuit and the first since Texas banned most abortions, Kate Cox asked to end her pregnancy because the fetus won't survive.
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Via KHOU 11 - Texas News
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12/5/23
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State Representative Carlos González hosted a meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh to discuss how to support the well-being of people throughout western Massachusetts.
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Kiara Smith (via WWLP22 News - Massachusetts News)
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12/5/23
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The supplemental budget passed Tuesday, without Republican support, and was sent to Governor Maura Healey to sign.
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Amy Phillips (via WWLP22 News - Massachusetts News)
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12/5/23
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Only about a dozen programs in the nation provide long-term behavioral health treatment for kids under 10, according to the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs.
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Tribune News Service (via San Bernardino Sun)
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12/5/23
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Privacy advocates have long warned that sharing DNA with testing companies like 23andMe and Ancestry makes consumers vulnerable to the exposure of sensitive genetic information that can reveal health …
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Bloomberg (via The Mercury News)
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12/5/23
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Prosecutors say a German man accused of forming an armed group to oppose government measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 has been arrested in Portugal.
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The Associated Press (via The Seattle Times)
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12/5/23
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“We had to come up with a tool that would allow patients to feel like they had an answer and they knew what to do.”
The post Take the test: New MGH study shows a high ‘Brain Care Score’ …
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Molly Farrar (via Boston.com - Local News)
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12/5/23
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Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center announced a transition to a new anesthesia service provider: Sound Physicians.
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Via KGW
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12/5/23
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From driving for a rideshare service to freelancing online, the rise of the gig economy has provided countless opportunities for people to earn income. Being able to create your own schedule and …
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Peter Key, Sponsored by Independence Blue Cross (via PhillyVoice)
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12/5/23
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Three local hospitals rank among the best in the country for maternity care, according to a new report.
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Neal Riley (via CBS Boston)
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12/5/23
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The state law that allows for these removals, known as petitions for emergency evaluation, is meant to be limited to people with severe mental illness.
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Via WFAA
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12/5/23
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Affected products were predominantly sent to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut between Sept. 26, 2023 and Nov. 28, 2023.
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Tribune News Service (via Hartford Courant - Politics)
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12/5/23
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The state replaced the COVID dashboard with a new respiratory virus dashboard that tracks hospital admissions, deaths, and test positivity rates for COVID and influenza side-by-side, marking COVID's …
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Harriet Rowan (via Marin Independent Journal)
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12/5/23
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WCJB: Voter rights groups to appeal North Florida congressional map ruling to Supreme Court. …
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WUFT News (via WUFT News)
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12/5/23
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A new Connecticut General Assembly council is seeking to change the way domestic violence survivors navigate the criminal justice system and tip the scales on a public health crisis that has claimed …
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Alison Cross (via Hartford Courant - Politics)
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12/5/23
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Kids Crossing, a nonprofit that licenses foster parents, recently started a tutoring program to help kids regulate their brains and focus on school
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Jennifer Brown (via The Colorado Sun)
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12/5/23
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By Ronnie Cohen | KFF Health News | Special to the OBSERVER (KFF) – For Briana Jones, a young Black mother in San Francisco, a city program called the Abundant Birth Project has been a …
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Special To The Observer (via The Sacramento Observer)
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12/5/23
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Gov. Jay Inslee said fentanyl is the nuclear weapon of opioids. He worked with first responders, community members and students to create the proposal.
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Via KING5
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12/5/23
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