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Basic Black | The Other C: Avoiding Or Delaying Care Because Of The Pandemic
Doctors are alarmed by the high rate of advanced disease they are seeing, especially among African Americans and Latinos -
A California court says drug companies aren't liable for the state's opioid crisis
A state judge in California ruled late Monday that four drug companies can't be held liable for that state's opioid epidemic. Communities had hoped for… -
Getting dental coverage added to Medicare faces pushback from some dentists
William Stork needs a tooth out. That's what the 71-year-old retired truck driver's dentist told him during a recent checkup.That kind of extraction… -
Email Hack At UMass Memorial Health Exposes Personal Information Of More Than 200,000 Patients
Hacker had access to emails for seven months, beginning in June of 2020. -
Boston doctor fined $6,000 for missing surgery for lunch
BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts' medical board has reprimanded and fined the head of spine surgery at Boston Medical Center after he left an operating… -
The U.S. needs more nurses, but nursing schools don't have enough slots
Struggle is nothing new to Foxx Whitford.He grew up desperately poor in Fairfield, Calif., losing a beloved brother to epilepsy and getting evicted from… -
A new law may limit surprise medical bills — here's how
Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical bills — those extra costs that can amount to hundreds or thousands of… -
Are Vaccine Mandates A Practical Solution For Hesitant Healthcare Workers?
Dr. Benjamin Linas said all healthcare workers need to be vaccinated, but practically, potential layoffs and staff shortages complicate vaccine mandates. -
Merck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and… -
Mass. hospitals prepare to fire hundreds of unvaccinated workers
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts hospitals are preparing to fire hundreds of employees who fail to comply with COVID-19 vaccination requirements designed to…