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June 17, 2022 0

Baby Formula Shortage and Minorities

“It’s so sad. It shouldn’t be like this. We need formula for our kid, and where is this formula going to come from?” This is a lingering question from mother of two, Capri Isidoro, struggling to breast feed her one-month-old daughter. After giving birth, the hospital gave her baby formula without consulting her on any wish to breastfeed first, a common occurrence among minority moms. The baby formula shortage puts Hispanic and Black women at risk the most. The CDC […]

June 17, 2022 0

As Court Decision Looms, Remembering Boston’s Abortion Rights Legacy

by Jeff Millman

The relationship between medicine and law is complex and contentious. Rulings that have a finality in the public imagination are often put to the test in the real world, their consequences and exceptions worked out in a fashion far from ideal. The closing words of Supreme Court opinions – It is so ordered – suggest a solidity these rulings rarely have. Roe vs. Wade is no different. Just months after the Court released its opinion on the case, it was […]

May 6, 2022 0

Failure to Fund Successful Health Services Program Leaves 30,000 Vulnerable Residents, Communities of Color Without Vital Care

by Sampan Staff

On March 29, 2022, ABCD—Action for Boston Community Development—received the shocking news that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Population Affairs, was terminating funding of the anti-poverty organization’s Title X Family Planning program as of March 31, 2022. For more than 50 years, in collaboration with a vital community health center network, ABCD has done an exemplary job of delivering critical health services to more than 30,000 low-income residents and communities of color. Where are our […]

April 27, 2022 0

Covid-19: Severe Impact on Lower-Income Households

by Max Wei

In Carolyn Wong and Ziting Kuang’s report Asian Americans and the Covid-19 Pandemic, a Multi-Lingual Survey in Greater Boston in 2020-21, the impact of the pandemic on English-limited and low-income Asian families are mainly reflected in financial losses, unemployment, and food and housing difficulties. In their survey, the population is focused on Chinese American, Vietnamese American, and South Asian ethnicities living in the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Dorchester, Malden, and Quincy. The survey also pays attention to the percentage of low-income […]

April 27, 2022 0

One Family’s Struggle to Get Mental Health Care Highlights a Problem Many Asian Americans Still Face

by Jeff Millman

When James started taking a more active role in his mother’s health care needs around six years ago, he came to appreciate something he had not understood before. “I didn’t realize without [a family member’s] help that my mom is actually a survivor,” he said. Born in China, James’ mother emigrated to the United States as a young woman and has lived in the Boston area for over 40 years. She has also dealt with mental health issues since she […]

April 12, 2022 0

The Air That We Breathe: Testimonies From the Frontlines of Chinatown’s Air Pollution Battle

by Max Wei

Chinatown continues to be one of Boston’s more vibrant communities. However, behind that curtain, the residents, workers, and businesses breathe the dirtiest air in Massachusetts. Joan didn’t know that Chinatown had the dirtiest air in Massachusetts when she moved here eight years ago. But when her two twin girls were diagnosed with asthma two years ago, she was shocked. She couldn’t understand why. No one in her own family had asthma and no one smoked at home. Then her children’s […]

March 28, 2022 0

Air Pollution in Chinatown Continues to Alarm Residents

by Max Wei

Do you know Boston Chinatown has the worst air quality in the state? If you are a resident of Boston’s Chinatown, your good night’s sleep is being harmed by the car exhaust in the air. If you work in Chinatown, you are probably breathing polluted air for eight or more hours a day. Even if you are a visitor to Chinatown and enjoying a delicious Chinese meal with your friends, you are breathing in polluted air filled with high levels […]

March 14, 2022 0

Local Doctor, Scientist Has Invention That Is Truly Out of This World

by Winnie Huang

You could say Dr. Eugene Chan, a local doctor and scientist, has made his mark in the world of scientific and medical innovation. But that wouldn’t be quite accurate. The Massachusetts resident has, in fact, made a mark in outer space, too. Literally. Chan in February saw his company’s blood analyzer that he invented launch on a rocket to the International Space Station. Here is the story of Chan, and how this son of immigrants from Hong Kong, ended up […]

March 4, 2022 0

Tufts Children’s Hospital Faces Closure, Leaving Families and Doctors in the Lurch

by Xinyan Fu

After a century of service and pediatric care, the Tufts Children’s Hospital faces closure in order to increase space for adult patients. The decision was announced in January at a press conference held by Tufts executives, and is expected to take effect in July. Due to an increase in adult patients’ needs, the hospital would convert its 41 pediatric inpatient beds to adult ICU medical and surgery beds. Children who are currently in treatment will be referred to Boston Children’s […]

February 28, 2022 0

High-schoolers Struggle Mentally and Emotionally in Remote Learning Environment

by Moninisha Yadav

Although severe cases of COVID-19 mainly affect the elderly and immunocompromised physically, young people have been challenged emotionally and mentally in the past two years. High schoolers ranging from freshmen to graduating seniors had shared and varying experiences. While all tried their best to adapt to a new normal of remote learning, each individual dealt with the sudden and unexpected changes differently based on their situations. Quarantine restrictions forced schools across the country to shift to remote learning. “No one […]

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