AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Apr 01 2024
News
Looking for home, some transgender people find community in unexpected places
Oliver Bertasio loves to sing. He long dreamed of a career in the arts. But, struggling with insecurity, he stayed largely behind the scenes, even while taking theater classes in college.
The Massachusetts native could not have imagined that he would find his voice in Kentucky.
Looking back, Bertasio, now 33, sees that the insecurity came from not understanding his gender
NBC News (Online)Mar 27 2024
News
UMass set to battle with Denver in NCAA tournament
Greg Carvel didn’t want to know. While his players and the rest of his staff anxiously followed the score of the Denver-Omaha NCHC championship game, (the outcome of which would determine whether or not the No. 13 Massachusetts hockey team qualified for the NCAA tournament) Carvel sat alone in his house, calmly watching the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Edmonton Oilers. He didn’t want to
The Massachusetts Daily CollegianMar 21 2024
News
US surgeons perform first pig-to-human kidney transplant
A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced on Thursday.
The four-hour surgery, performed on March 16, “marks a major milestone in the quest to provide more readily available organs to patients,” the hospital said in a statement.
The
ReutersMar 21 2024
News
Mass. Hospital Announces First Successful Transplant of Genetically Modified Pig Kidney into Living Human
The 62-year-old man had diabetes, hypertension and previously underwent kidney surgery Surgeons in Massachusetts have become the first to complete a transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney into a live human body. The Massachusetts General Hospital has announced that it conducted the surgery on a 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease during a four-hour surgery on Saturday. The
PeopleSep 17 2022
News
Newsom challenges DeSantis to debate after migrants sent to Massachusetts
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to a debate amid the latter's decision to send nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, a wealthy enclave outside of Boston.
The big picture: It's the latest in a clash between Republican politicians, who oppose President Biden's immigration and border policies, and Democrats, who have slammed tactics
AxiosSep 02 2020
Headline Roundup
Senator Ed Markey Defeats a Kennedy in Massachusetts
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Ed Markey defeated Representative Joe Kennedy III in the Massachusetts Democratic primary.
The 39-year-old Kennedy, with his unsuccessful challenge, became the first member of his famous political family to suffer a defeat in a Massachusetts election for a congressional seat.
NPR (Online News) Washington Times CNN (Online News)Mar 27 2024
News
Steward gets pushback on plan to sell doctor network to Optum
STATE HOUSE. RHONDELLA MARIA. WE DON’T KNOW THE SALE PRICE, BUT WE DO KNOW STUART HEALTHCARE IS READYING TO SELL OFF ITS PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS AND OTHER CLINICIANS IN NINE STATES, INCLUDING MASSACHUSETTS. LAWMAKERS HERE HAVE STUART UNDER A MICROSCOPE LOOKING AT THE IMPACT ON HEALTH CARE COSTS, QUALITY ACCESS AND EQUITY. THE DEBT RIDDEN STUART HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS PROPOSING THE SALE OF ITS
WCVBSep 07 2022
News
Trump-backed Diehl wins Massachusetts GOP governor primary
Former state representative and Donald Trump-backed candidate Geoff Diehl secured the GOP nomination for governor of Massachusetts on Tuesday.
Diehl defeated the more moderate businessman Chris Doughty and will face off this November against Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey, who would be the first woman and first openly gay person elected to the office.
Massachusetts’
New York Post (News)Mar 21 2024
News
Mass. House will consider real estate transfer tax to tackle housing crunch, top Dem leader says
Addressing multiple crises engulfing Massachusetts on top of slowing revenue collections, state House Speaker Ron Mariano on Thursday voiced an openness to considering a local-option real estate transfer tax to boost the affordable housing supply and previewed legislation that would strengthen monitoring of the struggling health care sector. Speaking to business leaders Thursday at a breakfast
MassLive.comMar 14 2023
News
The nor'easter has struck Massachusetts. Here's the latest about Tuesday's storm
Massachusetts braces as a nor’easter is already underway, bringing heavy rain before turning into heavy, wet snow on Tuesday and also bringing with it heavy winds that forecasters believe could be damaging. The morning’s precipitation has mainly been heavy rain, with temperatures likely remaining above freezing, according to the National Weather Service. For lower elevations, the switch from
MassLive.com