Questions remain about the treatment, Leqembi, sold by Cambridge-based Biogen and Japan's Eisai, including its safety and whether Medicare will cover it. Continue reading →
Local pharmacies are reporting shortages of children’s products like liquid Tylenol and ibuprofen, and even some adult medications seem to be in short supply. Continue reading →
During the week that ended Wednesday, 129 Massachusetts residents died of COVID-19, double the toll during the last week of November. Continue reading →
Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California won election early Saturday as House speaker in a historic five-day, 15-ballot floor fight, after giving major concessions to right-wing holdouts and weathering a dramatic late-night setback that underscored the limits of his power over the new Republican majority. Continue reading →
The CDC director will require all employees to be ready to deploy to combat national health crises, marking a drastic shift from a fragmented volunteer system that hampered its COVID-19 response, according to Walensky and other top CDC leadership. Continue reading →
The administration estimates that it could prevent as many as 4,200 premature deaths annually, as well as 270,000 missed workdays per year, and result in up to $43 billion in net health and economic benefits by 2032. Continue reading →
Federal judges ordered South Carolina lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, ruling Friday that the US House district lines of a seat flipped by Democrats four years ago were intentionally redrawn to split Black neighborhoods to dilute their voting power. Continue reading →
A unilateral Russian cease-fire announced for Friday appeared to have little effect in its early hours. Ukraine — which had not agreed to the cease-fire — reported continued Russian attacks, although it was unclear if they were before or after the pause was to begin. Continue reading →
Worried about the rise of new variants and impact on China’s economy, the US has repeatedly offered mRNA vaccines and other assistance to President Xi Jinping’s government through private channels, according to US officials who asked not to be identified discussing the deliberations. Continue reading →
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited a military base Friday to observe drills while rival China protested the passage of a US Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait. Continue reading →
The number of immigrants the United States takes in shouldn’t be limited to the number of Americans willing to offer financial support. Continue reading →
More than 100 residents from a working class Los Angeles neighborhood were worried: Boston University had inherited their four apartment buildings from a wealthy alumnus last year, and had put them on the market. Continue reading →
At an MIT faculty meeting in late December, attendees voted to adopt a statement of principles that promise broad protection for students and scholars who express controversial opinions. Continue reading →
Governor Maura Healey reported taking more than 150 donations last month, with most of the money — more than $1.3 million — flowing from 53 donors that gave at Healey’s self-imposed maximum of $25,000, a new disclosure shows. Continue reading →
The project, which faces stiff opposition from abutters, would be fill most of the two-thirds of an acre that has been home to the Fitzpatrick Brothers vehicle repair shop since 1894. Continue reading →
With an operating track, Developer Richard Fields would have the right to a sports betting license, to offer year-round online bets and in-person wagers on race days. Continue reading →
Mr. Block co-founded DC Shoes, an action sports brand, in 1994, but sold the company in 2004 and transitioned to driving, quickly establishing himself as one of the faces of the motorsport. Continue reading →
Mr. Block co-founded DC Shoes, an action sports brand, in 1994, but sold the company in 2004 and transitioned to driving, quickly establishing himself as one of the faces of the motorsport. Continue reading →
The project, which faces stiff opposition from abutters, would be fill most of the two-thirds of an acre that has been home to the Fitzpatrick Brothers vehicle repair shop since 1894. Continue reading →
The project, which faces stiff opposition from abutters, would be fill most of the two-thirds of an acre that has been home to the Fitzpatrick Brothers vehicle repair shop since 1894. Continue reading →
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