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Framingham health clinic: Welcome Center offers network of support

The Welcome Center, formerly the Parent Information Center, is in a school-owned building at 19 Flagg Drive, currently home to Massachusetts Bay … See more

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Food security, health care: Proposed amendments to MA state …

WEB0:04. 0:58. BOSTON — MetroWest legislators are advocating for tens of millions of dollars in additional spending for health services and food security as the …

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Mass. health care activists push for more equity in bill

WEB1:24. BOSTON — Health equity advocates are urging lawmakers to advance a comprehensive health equity bill to overcome racial disparities in the health …

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Brain function: what we know about it, facts and myths

WEBThe 100 billion nerve cells in our brains provide 2.5 million gigabytes of memory capacity — similar to that of up to 600,000 laptop computers.

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Viral mix of COVID, flu and RSV further pressures Mass. health …

WEBBOSTON — With colder temperatures leading people to spend more time indoors, public health experts and health care professionals are concerned about an …

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Framingham public health Massachusetts Department of Public …

WEB1:24. FRAMINGHAM — Sam Wong, who cited exhaustion on the job when he resigned earlier this year as Framingham’s public health director, has taken a job …

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MassBay opens state-of-the-art nursing, child care teaching facility

WEBMassBay on Tuesday christened its new Center for Health Sciences, Early Childhood and Human Services, a four-story building at 490 Franklin St. that spans …

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Brookline woman writes to endorse Medicare for All to become law

WEBMedicare for All is health care for all. It will create a system of publicly funded health care that would be affordable and cover all of our medical needs. No one …

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MA regulators concerned about impact of consolidated pediatric …

WEB0:51. BOSTON — Massachusetts health care providers have experienced a decline in demand for pediatric services over the past decade, a trend that dovetails with …

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Girls Inc executive encourages STEM education for BIPOC girls

WEBSTEM exposure for young BIPOC girls is a powerful tool in the pursuit of health equity. It not only addresses the representation gap in STEM fields but also …

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Framingham's Director of Public Health Wong to take medical leave

WEBIn a press release, the city announced that Assistant Director Alexandra M. DePalo will take over for Wong. Wong has served as Framingham's director of public …

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New role for Leonard Morse Hospital

WEBThe facility performed its first surgery last month, and it's the first freestanding, outpatient surgery center in MetroWest that is licensed by the state …

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MA health care officials propose better ways to treat patients

WEBAccording to the Center for Health Information and Analysis, the state's total health care expenditures amounted to nearly $69 billion in 2021 — 3.2% higher than the …

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Nutritionist can offer good diet choices to combat Type 2 diabetes

WEBYour nutritionist will teach you about healthy carbohydrates such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and low-fat dairy products, versus less healthy …

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Framingham hospital's financial challenges explained by executives

WEB1:34. FRAMINGHAM — For the first time in more than a year, executives from MetroWest Medical Center appeared before the City Council to discuss the state of …

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Markey, Warren target Tenet Healthcare for more government …

WEBU.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and state legislators recently hosted hearings to address concerns about for-profit health care companies and the …

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Health Connector connects uninsured Framingham residents with …

WEBFramingham has been earmarked by the Health Connector as a high-priority community due to its high number of residents without health insurance. And because …

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Area hospitals tightening face mask policies with more infections

WEBFrom Dec. 17-23, there were 4,811 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,227 probable COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts, according to the state's data dashboard. Data is updated …

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Massachusetts family health insurance premiums $21,424 average …

WEBBOSTON — The average total costs for Massachusetts family health insurance premiums roughly tripled from 2000 to 2019, hitting $21,424 and surpassing …

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Dr. Hersh: Prostate cancer is common, and usually won't cause …

WEBJeff Hersh, Ph.D., M.D., can be reached [email protected]. Prostate cancer is common, with almost 300,000 new diagnoses in the U.S. each year; one in …

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Sesamoiditis symptoms include pain by the ball of the foot, swelling

WEBIf you develop sesamoiditis and/or injure the ball of your foot, you should see a health care professional to be evaluated. One key issue to discuss is when it's OK for …

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