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Lazar is a health reporter who focuses on aging, sports medicine, and public health. Her experience combines more than two decades of print and broadcast reporting. She previously worked as a news writer and producer at ABC and CBS radio networks.
Latest stories
House passes dementia care standards for state nursing homes
By Kay Lazar , Globe Staff
The law’s loophole that allows nursing homes to advertise specialized care units, even though workers may have no training for such residents, is one step closer to being closed.
Senators push for informed consent before nursing homes use antipsychotic drugs
By Kay Lazar , Globe Staff
Three US senators are ratcheting up a campaign to slash the misuse of powerful sedatives in the nation’s nursing homes.
State allows pharmacies to offer more vaccines
By Kay Lazar , Globe Staff
A new policy grants pharmacists the authority to administer 10 adult vaccines in addition to the annual flu shot they already can give.
Latest efforts to eliminate fraud in health care system to be highlighted in Friday conference
By Kay Lazar , Globe Staff
As Massachusetts leaders seek to slow soaring health care costs, a growing network of community-based organizations is trying to squelch Medicaid and Medicare fraud and abuse -- which also drive up costs.