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The health care law makes preventive care more accessible and affordable to millions of Americans. This is especially important to women, who are more likely than men to go without necessary health care, including preventive care, because of cost. To help address these cost barriers and make sure all women have access to preventive health care, the health care ...
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Gina Louis is from Brockton, MA and has worked as a college and financial aid consultant, helping students and their families with college matters, from the selection phase to the application process. Before helping others with their college experience, Gina pursued her college education at UMass Dartmouth. She believes the university “took a strong young ...
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Asthma (AZ-muh) is a chronic disease of the lung airways. With asthma, the airways are inflamed (swollen) and react easily to certain “triggers,” like smoke or dust mites. When the inflamed airways react, they get narrow and make it hard to breathe.
Common asthma symptoms are:
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The MBLA is excited to announce that the Governor’s Council unanimously confirmed Governor Charlie Baker’s nomination of Judge Kimberly Budd to become an Associate Justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.Posted by:
Of all minority groups, African-Americans have the most, and many times the largest, differences in health risks when compared to other minority groups. African-Americans have more disease, disability, and early death as well. The illnesses and diseases featured here are among the top health concerns facing African-American women. Many of these problems are chronic, which means they last a long time, sometimes forever. Yet, many also can be prevented.
Lack of health care ...
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