"Imagine you’re a doctor. There’s a patient next to you, and you’re not sure what to do. But it’s not a medical quandary. It’s a legal one..." Fascinating read from Gabrielle Emanuel wbur.fm/3xmCRxI via WBUR

So impressed by the smart young journalists of color I met at #UNIFYCareerSummit. The future is bright.

A hint of spring on my desk this Monday morning

"It is unethical to see those things and leave them there." Read how Boston Medical Center is tackling health disparities in this week's WBUR CommonHealth newsletter newsletters.wbur.org/?view_newslett…

"A number of physicians that I know have left." The pandemic worsened burnout among doctors, and 1 in 4 are planning to leave their jobs within two years, according to Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) wbur.fm/3ZxCA7s via WBUR

Massachusetts officials are closing the state's last free COVID testing sites, saying they're "no longer the best use of resources." Along with upcoming federal rule changes, this will make it harder for people to access free COVID tests. wbur.fm/3SSqzax via WBUR

Happy to be in St. Louis with the good people of Association of Health Care Journalists. This conference wins the award for best ceiling. #HJ23

This Mass. doctor questioned a popular pregnancy drug. Now, he's been proven right wbur.fm/3YKw1NO via WBUR

Governor Maura Healey is ending the controversial COVID vaccination mandate for state workers: "We’ve reached the point where we can update our guidance to reflect where we are now," Governor Maura Healey says. wbur.fm/3Jn1aBk via WBUR

Massachusetts officials are shifting to treat COVID more like other respiratory illnesses. "We have learned how to live with this," Kate Walsh tells me. wbur.fm/3Jn1aBk via WBUR

A "pathogen-neutral" approach. That's how Kate Walsh describes Massachusetts' new COVID policies. Read more in the WBUR CommonHealth newsletter, and subscribe (for free) here: newsletters.wbur.org/?view_newslett…

Excited to make my debut on NPR Morning Edition today! This story is about how a simple medical device could help reduce the stark racial disparities in maternal health. npr.org/sections/healt…

Some big changes are coming to MassHealth. Thank you Darryl C. Murphy and @KatelynHarrop for letting me talk about health insurance.

Medicaid redeterminations are under way. For many people, this is personal. Read more in our WBUR CommonHealth newsletter, and sign up here: newsletters.wbur.org/?view_newslett…

What dueling abortion pill rulings mean for Massachusetts, from Martha Bebinger wbur.fm/3mihXhu via WBUR

Take a few minutes to listen to this moving Martha Bebinger story about the Boston Marathon medical volunteers. They helped people injured in the bombings 10 years ago — then healed each other. wbur.org/news/2023/04/1…

Everyone who made it to a hospital on the day of the Boston Marathon bombings survived. A decade later, Priyanka Dayal McCluskey reports that responding to a similar emergency event would be much harder — or, as one doctor put it, "a disaster upon a disaster." wbur.org/news/2023/04/1…

A decade ago, after the Boston Marathon bombings, hospitals took quick action to save lives. Now, hospitals are more crowded, and shorter-staffed — which means responding to emergencies is harder than it used to be. wbur.fm/43rfoKW via WBUR

NPR quits Twitter after it questions the network’s editorial independence - my story: npr.org/2023/04/12/116…

WBUR is no longer posting on Twitter, in solidarity with NPR. (Individual journalists may choose to keep posting). We are an independent news organization. You can find our work on air, on our app, in our newsletters and at wbur.org. More info ⬇️