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China had left us, but how could we ever forget her.

God Forgives, Brothers Don't In the tradition of Sebastian Junger’s Tribe and Chris Hedges’s classic War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, a powerful investigation into the fra...

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From abolition to education: William Nell’s lasting impact racial equality - The Boston Globe William Cooper Nell wanted to document the contributions of Black people to American independence.

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Free Vaccine Clinics in Boston Everyone ages six months and older is encouraged to get the updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Pregnant parents, babies, and older adults should consult their health care professional about RSV vaccin...

Get your free flu and COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday, February 4 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Roxbury YMCA. Everyone 6 months and older can get vaccinated.

No appointment, insurance, or identification required.

Learn more at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.

Would you go home the same day you got 2 hip replacements? Hospital marketing promotes the exception as if it’s the rule.

They never show those who do poorly.

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Would you go home the same day you got 2 hip replacements? Hospital marketing promotes the exception as if it’s the rule.

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‘I Can’t Tell You’: Attorneys, Relatives Struggle To Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees - KFF Health News Some hospitals are registering patients detained by federal immigration officers under pseudonyms and prohibiting staff from contacting family members. Attorneys and health care workers say the practi...

When hospitalized detainees can’t be found by family members or attorneys, advocates say, it leaves patients vulnerable to abuse and isolation and deprives them of their constitutional right to counsel.

Haitians Are Vital to U.S. Health Care. Many Are About to Lose Their Right to Work.

Haitians Are Vital to U.S. Health Care. Many Are About to Lose Their Right to Work. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

SEC Denies All Whistleblower Awards in First Quarter of 2026 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied all 24 whistleblower award claims in the first quarter of fiscal year

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Trying out a new caffeine delivery system today (pouches) so everyone pray for my team as I become “more productive”…folks with #LongCOVID, #MECFS and other infection-associated chronic illnesses who can tolerate caffeine for energy: have you tried pouches? Any feedback? 👀

Distinct functional connectivity patterns in myalgic encephalomyelitis and long COVID patients during cognitive fatigue: a 7 Tesla task-fMRI study - Journal of Translational Medicine Journal of Translational Medicine - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID are chronic debilitating illnesses featuring fatigue, post-exertional malaise (PEM)...

"may serve as candidate biomarkers"of long COVID and ME/CFS.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-026-07708-y

Blurry Line Between Medical and Vision Insurance Leaves Patient With Unexpected Bill - KFF Health News A Wisconsin retiree with glaucoma needed her eyes examined. Her Medicare Advantage plan from UnitedHealthcare listed her optometrist’s clinic as in-network, but she learned the hard way that a clinic ...

“This is just wrong,” Wisconsin retiree contends about UnitedHealthcare denying payment at an eye clinic that the insurer’s website listed as in-network. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Interview: How Does Violent Pornography Affect Young People? Online pornography is proliferating but is difficult to research, according to psychologist Melissa de Roos.

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Feds Who Killed Alex Pretti Called Me C-Word First: Woman Kayla Schultz, who witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, has described the frightening behavior of federal agents at the scene.

One of the witnesses who recorded the killing of Alex Pretti claimed that an officer at the scene hurled a misogynistic slur at her just before the VA nurse was shot.

The Hazards of ICE for Public Health - KFF Health News The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is not just roiling politics but also directly affecting the provision of health care, medical groups say. Meanwhile, in Washington, federal spending b...

On this week's #WTHealth podcast: How ICE is impacting health care (literally and politically) and why anti-abortion groups are unhappy with the Trump admin. With @rachelroubein.bsky.social, @alicemiranda.bsky.social, and Maya Goldman.
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Her Son’s Injury Never Got Its Day in Vaccine Court. Their Lawyer Is Now Advising RFK Jr. on Its Overhaul. - KFF Health News The federal government’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was supposed to help patients with their medical bills while protecting vaccine supply. But allies of Health and Human Services Secretary R...

A federal program is supposed to help people suffering from rare vaccine reactions pay their medical bills while protecting vaccine supply.

But allies of HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. routinely transfer cases from the program to launch lawsuits against drugmakers.

Read the investigation ⤵️

One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2 Maryland finds out how much the state will get from a nationwide competition for federal rural health investment.

In this week's episode of Tradeoffs, Maryland learns how much it will get from a nationwide competition for federal rural health investment — and more hard choices arise.

Listen or read the transcript:

Kept asking government why the didn’t ban Roundup. Finally did. Thanks.

Are These Unprecedented Times for Science, Really? A science historian looks to the past to understand our current moment, and how ghostwriting in scientific papers is harming public trust.

Is mistrust in science growing? Science historian Naomi Oreskes looks to the past to unpack current skepticism and explores how ghostwriting in scientific papers affects public trust.

One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2 Maryland finds out how much the state will get from a nationwide competition for federal rural health investment.

One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2 tradeoffs.org/2026/01/29/o...

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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Broad social and economic factors have been widening income differences ...for families to stay out of poverty. Policy choices during the Reagan Administration reinforced those factors making it harder for families to stay out of poverty.
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America wants Democrats to show some backbone & defend people’s constitutional rights—Senate Democrats must hold the line & refuse to fund the murder of American citizens. Defund ICE & abolish this corrupt agency. There are much smarter ways to enforce our laws.

Trump Policies at Odds With Emerging Understanding of Covid’s Long-Term Harm - KFF Health News Studies increasingly offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had covid infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed covid vaccine recommendations and ...

New studies show unexpected, long-term health issues from covid, including increased risk of autism in children, cancer relapses, and brain damage.

Meanwhile, Trump officials have narrowed covid vaccine recommendations and cut research. @stephaniearmour.bsky.social reports ⤵️

Changes in poverty, income inequality, and the standard of living in the United States during the Reagan years - PubMed The record of economic well-being in the 1980s belied Reagan's claim that Americans would be better off if they scaled back the welfare state and cut tax rates. Though the standard of living rose, its growth was no faster than during 1950-1980. Income inequality increased. The rate of poverty at the …

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