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U.S. maternal deaths fell in 2024 and may have dropped again last year, CDC says
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (452+ words) October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and advocates say open conversations are key to breaking stigma, supporting grieving families, and helping parents find community and healing. Fewer U.S. women died around the time of childbirth in 2024, a government analysis…...
Students ran a 5K before school to raise money for families fighting breast cancer
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (344+ words) Students at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, run a 5K to raise money for families fighting breast cancer. "Ambitious students hit the road for a 5K before school Tuesday morning, all to benefit an important cause. Runners brought the energy at…...
State's second-largest health plan posts $301M operating loss
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (93+ words) State's second-largest health plan posts $301M operating loss'NBC Boston State's second-largest health plan posts $301M operating loss Point32 Health is the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan. Point32Health, parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan and Tufts Health Plan,…...
‘Too long, too cold': Winter weather has weighed on many this year
1+ week, 2+ day ago (14+ words) Too long, too cold': Winter weather has weighed on many this year'NBC Boston...
Could AI solve the shortage of primary care doctors in Massachusetts?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (475+ words) Could artificial intelligence be the answer to the primary care shortage impacting so many people in the commonwealth? A new AI-powered platform aims to bridge that gap, promising faster and more accessible access to care. "I just felt that relief…...
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna flu shot
2+ week, 1+ day ago (223+ words) FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna flu shot'NBC Boston FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna flu shot Moderna is headquartered at 325 Binney Street in Cambridge. After refusing to review Moderna's flu shot for approval, the U.S. Food and Drug…...
Conn. Boy Scout having allergic reaction rescued near summit of NH's Mt. Washington
2+ week, 3+ day ago (219+ words) The snow-covered summit of New Hampshire's Mount Washington on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. A teenage Boy Scout from Connecticut was rescued from near the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Sunday while experiencing a significant allergic reaction, officials said. The…...
Mass. family raising twins with profound autism, as some push to make it its own diagnosis
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1361+ words) Ronan Murphy hugs his mother, Andrea, while looking at the snow falling outside their home in Ayer, Mass., on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked…...
7 children have died of the flu in Massachusetts as cases continue to rise in U.S.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (267+ words) A seventh child in Massachusetts has died from the flu, according to the state's health department, as national pediatric deaths continue to rise and appear on track to outpace last season's record-breaking high. The most recent pediatric influenza-related death to…...
FDA refuses to review Moderna's new flu vaccine
3+ week, 1+ day ago (9+ words) FDA refuses to review Moderna's new flu vaccine'NBC Boston...