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Tufts pediatric center closing

Tufts announces closure of children’s hospital

Bella Ramirez January 28, 2022
Upon receiving regulatory approval, Tufts Children's Hospital will close its pediatric unit on July 1.
Musician Haley Martin tunes her guitar before a brief set. Activists gathered outside South Station Monday afternoon for a rally honoring International Women’s Day. DANIEL KOOL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Activists rally for progressive policy on International Women’s Day

Daniel Kool March 9, 2021
A series of speakers — ranging from musicians to nurses to union organizers — called for equal pay between men and women, noted the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers and emphasized the need for intersectionality.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, families are advised to take extra precautions for the holiday season by limiting the size of gatherings, getting tested for COVID-19 and wearing masks when possible. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Health-care experts share advice for Thanksgiving safety

Rin Velasco November 18, 2020
If there’s ever a time for large gatherings, Thanksgiving is it. But this year, for the sake of public safety, the annual tradition will likely look different at households across the country.
A member of the Boston Teachers Union speaks at a press conference on Sept. 18. Boston Public Schools must remain open for in-person teaching despite opposition from the BTU due to a Wednesday Superior Court ruling. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Judge rules Boston Public Schools must remain open, despite teachers union’s objections

Nick Kolev October 19, 2020
BTU had filed an injunction earlier this month, requesting that teachers be allowed to teach remotely while the City’s positivity rate remains above 4 percent.
Hospital employees looked out the window of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Longwood while fighter jets passed by in solidarity with health care workers on May 6. Brigham and Women’s Hospital identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases among both staff and patients last week. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

COVID-19 cluster at Brigham and Women’s Hospital raises safety concerns

James Paleologopoulos October 1, 2020
Twelve patient and 33 employee cases have been linked to the cluster.
“Ratched,” Netflix’s newest original series, stars “American Horror Story” regular Sarah Paulson as a nurse at a mental institution. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Netflix’s ‘Ratched’ misses the mark as true origin story material

Molly Farrar September 22, 2020
“American Horror Story"'s Sarah Paulson stars in “Ratched,” a Netflix Original that despite its visual successes, falters as a follow-up to the classic 1970s film.
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