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East to West: Sept. 27, 2021

East to West: Sept. 27, 2021

Veronica Thompson September 27, 2021

Today on East to West, we cover additional evidence regarding Eric Ruske, student complaints with ResLife, fluctuating COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts universities and more. Click here to stream...

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EDITORIAL: The spread of COVID-19 in zoos highlights continued unethical practices

Editors March 22, 2021
The COVID-19 outbreak in the San Diego Zoo is the most recent symptom of unethical animal captivity.
Boston’s Good Neighbors Program has fulfilled more than 4,500 requests from seniors, who are at higher risk for COVID-19, to assist with errands. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

Volunteers help Boston seniors run thousands of errands during pandemic

Shannon Damiano October 29, 2020
The Good Neighbors program, created in April as a response to the pandemic, pairs seniors with volunteers who help purchase groceries, prepare food and deliver medication. Volunteers also engage in phone or written communication.
The Massachusetts Department of Corrections will allow the continuation of in-person visits at all 16 of its prisons starting Monday after suspending visitation for family and friends in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

Prisons to allow in-person visits starting Monday

Allison Pirog September 27, 2020
“The time stands still,’” said Cynthia Goldberg, the director of the F8 Foundation. “The moment you see your family, you feel as if you're taken off of life support and you can breathe.”
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is transmitted through respiratory droplets and can cause a spectrum of symptoms, including fever, dry cough and breathing complications. COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

The history and science behind COVID-19

Miriam Fauzia March 16, 2020
Where did the coronavirus come from and what do we know about the disease?
Massachusetts sees first confirmed case of coronavirus

Massachusetts sees first confirmed case of coronavirus

Angela Yang February 1, 2020
State public health officials confirmed a UMass Boston student who had returned from Wuhan, China tested positive for the virus.
The first case of measles in Boston since 2013 was confirmed by the city’s Public Health Department on Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF FLICKR

First confirmed measles case in Boston since 2013

Michelle Zheng October 15, 2019
The individual visited several businesses in the Fenway-South End-Back Bay area, posing a risk to those who have not received the measles vaccine.
KASTRITIS: One too many

KASTRITIS: One too many

Elias Kastritis September 29, 2016

Smallpox. Influenza. Measles. Rubella. The taboo names of the mysterious things that we cannot see, entities that once struck fear into the general public at their utterance. Only up until the advent of...

The Food and Drug Administration released new federal food safety rules Sept. 10 after several deadly bacteria outbreaks. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

FDA enacts new laws to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks

Liz Vanderau September 17, 2015

Deadly bacteria like Listeria, E. coli and Salmonella can, and occasionally do, lurk on the food consumed by Americans every day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately...

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