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Public health experts fear politics will taint COVID-19 vaccine approval

Experts in medicine and public health are expressing growing concerns, in some cases even alarm, at the possibility that the FDA will bend to political pressure and grant early approval to coronavirus vaccines that haven’t been thoroughly vetted.

Milton woman sues OB/GYN group over alleged racial discrimination

Timoria McQueen Saba said she was denied the volunteer position on the council after she raised concerns about a member’s racist remarks made in the past.

Some experts fear FDA’s plasma decision will hinder research; UMass doctor touts benefits

The FDA’s decision this week to allow convalescent plasma as a treatment for COVID-19 will make it harder to conduct rigorous studies of its effectiveness, because patients will demand the therapy rather than agreeing to studies in which they might get a placebo, experts said Monday.

N.H. woman gets second face transplant

Freeing her from pain and disfigurement, the women will enable her to soon get back to work as a motivational speaker after the latest procedure at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Two-thirds of Americans say they would accept a coronavirus vaccine
African-Americans, who have been especially hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are wary of the vaccine, according to a new study. Only 52 percent said they’d likely take it.

Blue Cross hangs out ‘help wanted’ sign for child psychiatrists
Among an estimated 400 child psychiatrists in the state, only 140 have enrolled in Blue Cross’s provider network.

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Coronavirus ‘cluster’ identified in Chatham; 10 people tested positive after party

Officials were told a number of the between 30 and 50 people who attended the party work in the restaurant industry.

One hundred days battling COVID-19

When Frank Cutitta shuffled into the hospital in late March with fluid filling his lungs and his kidneys failing, he and his family had no idea how long he'd stay there, or whether he'd ever come home.

Even as case count drops, aftereffects of coronavirus persist in Chelsea

In Chelsea, the hardest hit community in the state, the long tail of the coronavirus still lingers for thousands. Even as the number of cases now declines, the economic fallout remains staggering, with people fearful that the virus might return at any moment.

It’s hot and humid. What happens to people who can’t afford air conditioning?

Many free public spaces for cooling down will not be available because of the coronavirus this summer. Community groups fear this will leave lower-income people roasting in the heat, while wealthier people relax in chilled air or escape the city entirely.

Contact tracing for coronavirus in Mass. significantly downscaled as leaders report chronic problems

Hundreds of contact tracers hired since the program was launched in April were recently laid off.

House approves commission to reduce racial inequities in maternal childbirth deaths

The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted unanimously on Tuesday to create a commission led by people of color to reduce or eliminate racial inequities in maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.