When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sits for his confirmation hearing to potentially become the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), he will face scrutiny over his…
Bringing a cat home for the holidays
The holiday season is a magical time to open your heart—and home—to a new furry family member. If you are planning to spend the holidays at home, it’s the perfect…
It’s Time to End the Denial About Bird Flu
Since the beginning of the bird flu outbreak nearly three years ago, state and federal departments of agriculture have had one goal in mind: Maintain consumer confidence—as tens of millions…
Advocates frustrated by lack of transparency, engagement on regional hydrogen hub projects
Community and environmental justice advocates say the Biden administration is failing to deliver promised transparency and public engagement around its $7 billion clean hydrogen hub initiative. “Engagement isn’t merely leading…
Commentary: Trump may struggle to repeal this IRA provision; Massachusetts should use it
The following commentary was written by Daksh Arora, a project engineer at GameChange Solar, content director for the MIT Energy Conference 2025, and a fellow at the Clean Energy Leadership…
Cancer’s Juvenescence: An Incoming Tide and the Urgent Need for a Paradigm Shift
By GEORGE BEAUREGARD During my years in a bustling metropolitan primary care practice from 1992 to 2010, I recall only a handful of patients under 50 who developed cancer. Not…
Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group Honored for High-Quality, Patient-Centered Care; Top Performer in Patient Experience
We are pleased to announce that Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group was one of 22 provider organizations statewide to receive the Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association…
The Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Getting More Dangerous
At least 58 people in the U.S. have been infected by the H5N1 bird flu virus this year, according to federal statistics. All but two of them had been around…
THCB Gang Episode 147, Tuesday December 5
Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday December 5 at 1pm PST 4pm EST are patient safety expert Michael Millenson, patient advocate & entrepreneur Robin Farmanfarmaian; futurist Jeff Goldsmith; and…
Carolina Reyes-Puig: species coexistence and niche segregation in Mediterranean green lizards.
In our latest post, author Carolina Reyes-Puig asks us if it’s all about size (in this case, it is…kinda!). In their latest paper: “Is it all about size? Dismantling the…