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2d ago
The announcement comes nearly a month after an avian influenza virus that has sickened millions of wild and commercial birds in recent years was detected in dairy cows in at least eight states.
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2d ago
“The loss of any of these facilities will deliver a devastating blow to the entire health care infrastructure in the Commonwealth.”
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4d ago
H5N1, one of the many viruses that cause bird flu, had already killed at least 24,000 South American sea lions along the continent’s coasts in less than a year. Now it had come for elephant seals.
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1w ago
The approved addition of 94 inpatient beds will allow beds to stay at MGH instead of relocated to the Ragon Building on Cambridge Street, opening in 2027.
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1w ago
Temperatures were perfect for spectators, but many racers suffered heat stroke and related issues.
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1w ago
It's the latest group to conclude there's no known tie between a new class of obesity drugs and suicide.
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2w ago
PFAS chemicals are hazardous because they don’t degrade in the environment and are linked to health issues such as low birth weight and kidney cancer.
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2w ago
The 1864 law provides no exceptions for rape or incest, but allows abortions if a mother’s life is in danger.
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2w ago
“Many states will be different. Many will have a different number of weeks or some will have more conservative than others and that’s what they will be," Trump said. “At the end of the day it's all about will of the people.”
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3w ago
“This moment — leaving the hospital today with one of the cleanest bills of health I’ve had in a long time — is one I wished would come for many years,” Richard Slayman said in a statement issued by Massachusetts General Hospital. “Now it’s a reality.”
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