Tag: health care
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MA health panel delays vote on proton beam therapy center. Here’s why
The Massachusetts Public Health Council has delayed a vote on a proposal from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to build a new proton beam therapy center in Boston, citing concerns about equity and access. Proton beam therapy is a highly precise form of radiation treatment…
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McGovern leads bipartisan effort to support, expand ‘food is medicine’ initiatives
Repeating the mantra that “food is medicine,” U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern is leading a bipartisan effort urging congressional appropriators to make healthy food and good nutrition a core pillar of the nation’s health care system. “I believe that food is…
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Haitian TPS uncertainty puts pressure on Mass health care sector
Dr. Hans Patrick Domercant has been getting more phone calls than usual. As president of the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce, he works to assist and advise local business owners and workers of Haitian background. In early February, a federal…