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The Dept. of Public Health’s COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard reports that 30-percent of the Hispanic-Latino population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, the...
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As COVID-19 forced isolation and financial hardship, opioid cases reached a grim milestone in the United States – more than 81,000 overdose deaths. That’s...
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The missteps in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution were predictable. How could anyone expect better from a broken health care system riddled with barriers for...
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Six weeks into Mass General Brigham (MGB) vaccination campaign, about 70-percdnt of its 80,000 workers have been immunized. But, according to a report by...
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Lawrence is a city with one of the highest concentrations of Hispanics -Latinos in Massachusetts (77 percent of the city population). Similar to the state’s...
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Commissioner of the MA Dept. of Environmental Protection discusses how air pollution is increasing mortality rates, specifically, among people of color.
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As the first shots are given this week in the United State’s mass vaccination campaign, turning the page on a new chapter in the...
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"Latinos are one of the fastest growing vaping groups in the U.S.”
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As Massachusetts moves to Phase 3 of coronavirus reopening plans, the state reported 15 new coronavirus deaths Monday and 157 new COVID-19 cases. Massachusetts continues to...
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“change is necessary” to address racial inequities in public health
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When Jennifer Reyes emigrated from the Dominican Republic in 2016, she wanted to make a better future for herself. Upon entering the United States,...
MALN Opinion+
Welcome to another edition of Massachusetts Latino News +, a segment where we have conversations of most interest to the Hispanic-Latino community. Our guest...