Dr. Joseph Betancourt, senior vice president for equity and community health at Massachusetts General Hospital, joined Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to talk about the progress, or lack thereof, we've made in addressing health disparities since the Unequal Treatment Report was released 20 years ago.
Research published in the journal Social Science and Medicine finds that when white Americans learn of those disparities, they become less empathetic, feel less fear about the virus, and are less likely to support safety measures.
Plus, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will close out its season this Friday with a performance of Mahler's 3rd Symphony, the longest ever written. We check in with the orchestra's founder and conductor Benjamin Zander.
Recent data analysis by the Boston University School of Public Health and the Boston Globe find disproportionate fatality rates for Hispanic and Black residents in Massachusetts.