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UN climate talks are in need of a fix

A process that lets a problem grow into an emergency on its watch is not doing its job.

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Donated breast milk, an intimate and selfless gift

It’s happening every day. And it deserves to be much more widely known.

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Trump recycles his health care hokum

Can he fool his MAGA followers again with his cynical promise to replace Obamacare with something "much better"?

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Gen Z takes a seat — and sets the table — at COP28

The climate change challenge has largely fallen to us, caused by prior generations through a lack of environmental regulations and industrial expansion, leading to an exponential increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

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Traffic deaths are preventable. Why aren’t we preventing them?

What happened next changed everything. An idling tractor-trailer jolted forward and rolled over our daughter in the crosswalk.

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How the home insurance industry can ensure climate-resilient policies

Massachusetts can lead the country by promoting a bold approach to climate disaster insurance.

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BMC’s prescription for better health? A job.

In early 2023, a group of leaders at Boston Medical Center sat down to discuss a big idea: What if we started a jobs training program for our patients so that they could get the skills to join our workforce?

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If the US can’t fix its gun policy, maybe an international lawsuit can

Lax US gun policy has caused an international public health and safety crisis, and blatantly violates human rights laws.