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Mass. Medical Society: Shortage of primary care physicians ‘a major public health crisis’

Health A loss of primary care options spells trouble for health care costs and already-crowded ERs, according to Massachusetts Medical Society’s Dr. Barbara Spivak. Mass. General Brigham confirmed in a statement that certain primary care practices at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston are struggling with capacity. Lane Turner/Boston Globe Staff, … [Read more…]

Vermont may be the face of a long-term U.S. labor shortage

Local News Vermont’s unemployment rate was 1.9% in September, among the lowest in the country, and the labor force is still thousands of people smaller than before the pandemic. Jacques Demers works on the floor of Lake Champlain Chocolate in Williston, Vt., on Nov. 8, 2023. Hilary Swift/The New York Times By Ben Casselman and … [Read more…]