COVID-19 vaccine efficacy or effectiveness against severe disease remained high, although it did decrease somewhat by 6 months after full vaccination. By contrast, vaccine efficacy or effectiveness ...

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An under-the-radar breakthrough in Massachusetts may finally provide a template for answering that question. Over the past year or so, the state’s largest utilities and regulators have approved plans ...

What the statistics show. Staff reports. Fri, May 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM UTC. 1 min read. Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ...

Background Anticipatory prescribing (AP) of injectable medications in advance of clinical need is established practice in community end-of-life care. Changes to prescribing guidelines and practice ...