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Federal Government Gave Nursing Homes ‘Useless and Expired Supplies,' Groups Say
Advocates for nursing homes are calling on the federal government to investigate its own program to distribute critically needed personal protective equipment to facilities across the country. They say shipments have fallen short of what was promised during a White House press briefing at the end of April. Some local nursing homes got shipments of supplies from the federal government…
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Coronavirus in Mass.: Dad Went From Climbing Mountains to Fighting for His Life in 1 Week
He was one of the state’s earliest known coronavirus cases. Now, the family of a Hingham man who has been in the intensive care unit for nearly a month says he’s improving. And his wife is pleading with others to stay home and take safety precautions as the pandemic grows in Massachusetts. “It was horrible,” Kim Bello told the...
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This New Approach to Domestic Violence in Massachusetts Is Helping Save Lives
What if you could predict which victims of domestic violence were most at risk of being killed, and swoop in to protect them? A killing in Newburyport, Massachusetts, spurred advocates to develop a new approach helping survivors escape the cycle of domestic violence.