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Health Check: Syntara shares plunge on FDA ‘do more trial homework’ edict
Stockhead
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August 11, 2025
When the FDA says 'do more homework', it's best not to argue and to knuckle down. Pic via Getty Syntara shares tumble almost 50% after the FDA ‘suggests’ another trial Avita Medical looks to raise capital after a disappointing quarter EBR Systems...
Boston declares heat emergency as temperatures rise
NECN - Massachusetts
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With another potential heat wave headed our way, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has issued a heat emergency for the city starting Monday. The heat emergency runs through Wednesday, with temperatures in the 90s expected for the next three days. “Our top...
Boston Man Tried to Press Chemical-Soaked Rag Over Teen’s Mouth, Police Say
Law Enforcement Today
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BOSTON, MA - A Massachusetts man has been accused of placing a "chemical-laced handkerchief" over the nose and mouth of a 13-year-old boy who was standing on the street waiting to be picked up. The alleged suspect, Willie Cowart, 69, was taken...
‘Tomorrow Is Not Guaranteed’: Medicaid Cuts Worry Kansas Hospitals and Nursing Homes
The Good Men Project - California
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August 10, 2025
By AJ Dome, KLC Journal Even as the pressure piles on, Diana Thompson is not going to abandon her job. A lifelong resident of Comanche County in south-central Kansas, Thompson has worked as the administrator for Pioneer Lodge nursing home in...
Butler and The Miriam hospitals included in Alzheimer’s Association...
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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August 11, 2025
PROVIDENCE – Butler Hospital’s Memory and Aging Program was recently part of the Alzheimer Association’s U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk, or U.S. POINTER study. Butler and The Miriam Hospital...
Wu declares heat emergency in Boston through Wednesday
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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August 11, 2025
Weather A busy splash pad on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe By Sana Muneer August 10, 2025 1 minute to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social...
Person flown to Boston hospital after ‘water incident’ at Walden Pond
MassLive - Massachusetts
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August 10, 2025
A person was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital following a “water incident” at Walden Pond in Concord Sunday afternoon, according to Massachusetts State Police. Troopers responded to the incident and facilitated transport for the...
Mayor Wu declares heat emergency for City of Boston
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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August 10, 2025
BOSTON — Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston city officials have declared a heat emergency from Monday, August 11, through Wednesday, August 13, as the heat index is forecasted to reach between 95°F and 96°F. “Our top priority is ensuring our residents...
Boston declares heat emergency starting Monday
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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As temperatures climb to the mid-90s over the next few days, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has declared another heat emergency — the city’s third of the summer. The emergency is in effect from Monday through Wednesday with the forecast ranging from 95...
Heartfelt reunion: Man visits Braintree first responders who aided him during serious medical event
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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August 10, 2025
BRAINTREE, Mass. — On June 5, Braintree Police, Fire, and Brewster Ambulance responded to a medical emergency at Planet Fitness on Granite Street, where John Pozerski was experiencing a seizure. On Sunday, Pozerski visited Braintree Fire...
Trump’s Medicaid cuts deal a damaging blow to federally qualified health centers
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Experts said federally qualified health centers were already on shaky financial ground, as the funding they receive for the care they provide has not kept up with rising costs, such as personnel and medical technology. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful...
Vanessa Ray Teases More 'Blue Bloods' Spinoffs, Hints at 'Boston Blue' Cameo
Us Weekly
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August 10, 2025
Blue Bloods fans are hoping to see Vanessa Ray reprise her role on Boston Blue — but what about an Eddie-focused spinoff? During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, Ray, 44, calls a Boston Blue cameo “definitely in the realm of possibility,”...
South Boston bicyclist says he suffered hit-and-run after being clipped by car while in bike lane
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A South Boston man was seriously injured after a collision that occurred while riding in a bike lane last week, which he says was caused by a passing car. Austin Barron said in an interview he was biking around Moakley Park at about 10 a.m. on...
Health care cuts bode ill for region's economy
The Gardner News - Massachusetts
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Consistent with the old maxim that all politics is local, it is also true that all policy is local. Whether on Capitol Hill or Beacon Hill, policies that lawmakers enact inevitably have repercussions — for good or bad — on communities such as...
Report warns that plastic's impact on health costs $1.5 trillion annually
Yemen News Agency SABA
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August 10, 2025
[Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:29:36 +0300] Boston - Saba: Experts warned in a recently published report that plastic pollution poses a "serious, growing, and underrecognized threat" to health and costs the world at least $1.5 trillion annually. The new...
'On The Record' about economic challenges with Greater Boston Chamber CEO
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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August 10, 2025
'On The Record' about economic challenges with Greater Boston Chamber CEO Jim Rooney JOBS NUMBERS AND RISING HOUSING COSTS. THE HEAD OF THE GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HERE THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT IT ALL. IT’S TIME TO GO ON THE...
Free mental health workshops in Texarkana and New Boston
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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August 10, 2025
TEXARKANA, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) — Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Bowie County is hosting free mental health workshops on August 19 at Eylau Christian Church in Texarkana and August 28 at the New Boston Community Center in New Boston. Children...
Person pulled from water after boat capsizes off Massachusetts beach dies, state police say
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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August 10, 2025
A person who was pulled from the water off Nantasket Beach on Saturday after a report of a capsized boat has died, according to the Massachusetts State Police. The U.S. Coast Guard said a crew from Station Point Allerton discovered an overturned...
Boston Invited to Join the World Cities Culture Forum
North End Regional Review - Massachusetts
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August 8, 2025
Special to the Regional Review Mayor Michelle Wu announced that Boston has been officially invited to join the World Culture Cities Forum, a global network of more than 45 cities across six continents united in using culture to shape more...
This $34 Million Tudor Revival Mansion Offers a Slice of England Just Outside Boston
Robb Report
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August 9, 2025
Historic sites dating back to the Revolutionary War and a bevy of green spaces aren’t the only thing that’s attracted stars like Robert Redford to Massachusetts’s affluent town of Weston. A timeless 1920s estate in the community designed by...