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JYOTI SINHA

Opinion: Bridging The Gap

Why inclusive research is vital for South Asian heart health

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JYOTI SINHA June 26, 2025
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JASON PRAMAS

APPARENT HORIZON: CANARY IN A CARBON TRAP

For a growing number of people like me, global warming is already a serious and worsening health threat

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JASON PRAMAS August 22, 2024
"Fenway Park, Boston MA" by Lara Mercer Photography. CC BY 2.0.
NIYA DOYLE

FENWAY CONCERT GONE WRONG

Fans upset over delayed Lana Del Rey show during dangerous heat wave and unsafe conditions

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NIYA DOYLE July 10, 2024
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LUCY SPANGLER

PRESERVING HEALTH EQUITY IN ROXBURY

How Locally Owned Pharmacies Are Addressing Pharmacy Deserts On January 31, Walgreens closed its location at 416 Warren St. in Roxbury’s Grove Hall neighborhood, the fourth Boston location to close since late 2022. The shutdown has forced customers to transfer their prescriptions to another location further away and find a

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LUCY SPANGLER April 5, 2024
The Prisoner? Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.
LINDA PINKOW

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MAY 10, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

COVID-19 Risk High Again, Farmers Markets Reopening, and Library Offers Tech Support Article SECOND CHANCES FOR YOUR CLOTHES AND YOUR NEIGHBORS Somerville nonprofit partners with service providers to match used clothing with people in need Do you need some motivation to get rid of those clothes taking up space in

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LINDA PINKOW May 10, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

CITY PARTNERS WITH FENWAY HEALTH FOR SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITE

Photo by Vancouver Coastal Health Managers, officials, and task force members say we must save people from overdoses (Somerville Wire) – The City of Somerville has hired the health center and research organization Fenway Health to work together on the project of opening a supervised safe consumption center, where people

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN April 12, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

SMART BOXES COME TO SOMERVILLE

Will the City’s pilot program be a step towards addressing the rat problem? (Somerville Wire) –The City of Somerville announced that it would be launching a five-month pilot program to mitigate rodent activity on February 28. For years, residents and businesses have been plagued by this problem, while some said

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 15, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

PARENTS CALL FOR SWIFT ACTION ON BROWN SCHOOL PLAY YARD

The deterioration of the grounds has caused injuries among children (Somerville Wire) – Parental and community concern about the condition of the Benjamin G. Brown School’s play yard came to a head at a recent School Committee meeting, culminating in the successful passage of a resolution that calls for a

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 1, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

ARTIST PROFILE: CHRISTINA TEDESCO

Paintings, drawings, and illustrations that tell a story (Somerville Wire) – Christina Tedesco is a Somerville artist whose work deals with “balance and imbalance, control and the lack thereof.” She has been drawn to explore the human body, in interest that grew out of her experience with cerebral palsy, a

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN February 8, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

VACCINE MANDATE IN SOMERVILLE IS DEFEATED, 2-1

The Somerville policy would have required that proof of vaccination be shown at the door of certain indoor spaces A vaccine mandate for certain indoor businesses was defeated 2-1 by Somerville’s Board of Health on Thursday, after an earlier meeting was “bombed” by a group led by an Internet personality

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN January 20, 2022
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