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Opinion: Act Now to Keep Masks in Healthcare, Virtual Phone Bank Slated for April 20

Written by MARY JIRMANUS SABA Posted April 19, 2023 Filed Under: COVID, Op-Ed

A collection of medical masks. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2023 Jason Pramas.

On Thursday April 20, 1-2 p.m. MACHE will host a phone bank via Zoom: Together participants will call healthcare companies and elected officials, to keep masks in MA healthcare—with the message that masks are a cornerstone of infection control, and that equitable access to all healthcare settings for all residents must be maintained.

Filed Under: COVID, Op-Ed Tagged With: Activism, advocacy, call to action, coronavirus, COVID-19, Health, Healthcare, Mary Jirmanus Saba, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity, opinion

For the Latest Pandemic Info, Check Out the ‘People’s CDC’

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 23, 2022 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"No, the pandemic is not over." Collage by Jason Pramas, CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0.--using "Joe Biden" by Gage Skidmore, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grassroots network of researchers and frontline medical workers publicizes hard data on the ongoing coronavirus crisis; encourages political activism for science-based public health policy

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, America, Apparent Horizon, Column, coronavirus, COVID, Democracy, grassroots, Health, Jason Pramas, mask, medicine, pandemic, People's CDC, public health, research, science, United States, vaccination, vaccine

BU Vows to Protect Reproductive Healthcare

Written by ARTEMIS HUANG Posted June 27, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Boston University. Photographed by Janice Checchio for Boston University Photography. Used with permission.

Pres. Robert Brown expresses “profound disappointment” with Roe nullification

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: abortion, Health, reproductive healthcare, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, student, university, Women

Protestors Gather in Copley Square to Fight for Abortion Rights

Written by CHARLOTTE HOWARD Posted June 25, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Abortion rights protestors in Copley Square, Boston, the evening of the SCOTUS decision to strike down Roe v. Wade. Photo by Charlotte Howard. Photo by Charlotte Howard

Fast Boston area response to SCOTUS decision to strike down Roe v. Wade yesterday

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: abortion, Boston, Democracy, feminism, Health, Massachusetts, Protest, rights, Roe, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, Women

PUBLIC SAFETY PREPARATIONS FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted April 13, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Security will be a priority for the first Boston Marathon held on Patriots' Day since the pandemic began

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: athletics, Boston Marathon, Health, race, safety

CITY OF SOMERVILLE PARTNERS WITH FENWAY HEALTH FOR SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted April 12, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Managers, officials, and task force members say we must save people from overdoses

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: drugs, Health, overdose, safety, supervised consumption site

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CALL OUT DISCRIMINATORY MEDICAL TREATMENT

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 16, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Urge investigations of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: activist, Health, immigrants, medical

SMART BOXES COME TO SOMERVILLE

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 15, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Will the City’s pilot program be a step towards addressing the rat problem?

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Environment, Health, rats, rodents, SOMERVILLE

BOSTON WILL LIFT ITS INDOOR MASK MANDATE

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 3, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Starting this weekend, masking will still be recommended but will no longer be required in indoor, public spaces

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Health, mandate, mask, pandemic, policy

PARENTS CALL FOR SWIFT ACTION ON BROWN SCHOOL PLAY YARD

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 1, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

The deterioration of the grounds has caused injuries among children

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Brown School, education, Health, safety, school, SOMERVILLE

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