1 year since Carney and Nashoba closures, gaps in service are clear
Some health care leaders say state should be doing more to help patients in those regions.
The state's top public health official weighs in on turmoil at the CDC
"I worry that the person who comes next may not have the same scientific principles,," says Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein.
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Healey bemoans federal funding cuts, says loss of up to $16B would be 'devastating'
The state couldn't raise the requisite funds elsewhere, the governor tells GBH News. -
Harvard Medical School doctors sue Trump administration to restore censored articles
The group claims papers including the words “LGBTQ” and “trans” were removed from the Patient Safety Network, a government-run website for doctors and medical researchers to share information. -
U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff
According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired. -
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No state plans to offset $12 million federal food aid cut
Massachusetts is losing $12.2 million in federal money that had been earmarked for Bay State schools to buy food from local farms and Gov. Maura Healey indicated that the state has no plans to backstop the funding for more than 200 school systems.
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