“We know that health care is a priority industry in our region, and we currently have a very great need for people in the field of mental health,” said Mary Sarris, executive director of the workforce council. work, one of 16 Massachusetts area councils that help job seekers and businesses with their employment needs. Sarris …
“In terms of the retail level, it’s been impossible to get,” Santos said. People settled on generic drugs first, he said, but now “even that stuff has been bought up.” And although the shortage of children’s medicines has lasted for more than a month, children are not the only ones running out of cold and …
And she noted that 61,000 adults in Rhode Island did not receive needed mental health care last year – nearly a third due to cost. Thus, Swinski said, “Here is the question of the $610 million budget surplus: How can all these people be better served? Which legislative initiatives in 2023 will be best for …
Whether they’re in crisis or just don’t know where to turn, people will now be able to call or text the Behavioral Health Helpline – 833-773-BHHL – or visit one of 25 designated centres. If all goes as planned, a clinician will immediately assess the situation and connect the person with help, regardless of the …
But significantly, Luban said, there’s no reason to think XBB causes more severe disease than other variants. “So far, I don’t think there is clear evidence that any of these variants escape the protection offered by vaccines against serious diseases,” he said. For people without conditions that compromise their immune system, he said, “as far …
“It’s like a jumbo jet crashing every day,” said Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, chief executive of Atea Pharmaceuticals, a Boston company developing antiviral pills for COVID. “We cannot remain complacent. We have to do something.” While the number of cases in Massachusetts remains low by historical standards, coronavirus levels in Boston-area wastewater have increased this month. And …
We have normalized the pandemic drama that we have been living for a few years. There was no time to process. We were isolated, losing ourselves and each other. And then we were out again, diving back into life, clinging to what once was or fervently searching for what might be. Those masks we wore …
In October there was another tragic story of a desperate family trying to get help for a loved one who allegedly had an untreated mental illness which allegedly resulted in a murder-suicide in Truro. Adam Howe, a man with severe mental illness and substance use disorder, allegedly killed his mother and burned her body in …
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Fast forward A look at the news and events that shape the day, delivered a few times a week with a side of humor and a dash of attitude. “I didn’t want anything with my name on it,” Mr Avedisian told BU in September. “But he said, ‘I will only do it if your name …
Amputation and traditional chemotherapy did not stop the insidious progression of the disease towards his chest. Typically, dogs with bone cancer only live eight to ten weeks once the cancer has spread to their lungs, even with treatment. It is estimated that 15,000 dogs a year are diagnosed with bone cancer. Determined not to give …
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