Allison Hagan is a digital producer for Here & Now.
She writes and edits articles for the show’s website, manages social media, takes photos and videos, and occasionally produces radio.
Allison previously reported local news for The Boston Globe business and metro sections. In business, she covered the aftermath of the Merrimack Valley gas explosions and Wayfair employees protesting the company selling beds to ICE detention camps.
She graduated from Emerson College with a degree in journalism and photography. She grew up on Staten Island and now lives in Los Angeles.
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A tick bite can trigger allergic reactions to meat. Cases are rising in Massachusetts
Alpha-gal syndrome, a rare but dangerous – and sometimes fatal – condition, makes people allergic to red meat and occasionally to products made from mammals, like dairy.
More people are consulting AI to pick wine in a restaurant. Where does that leave sommeliers?
Sommeliers are people who know all about wine and make recommendations to customers based on their tastes and what they're ordering to eat. Now, some people are tuning them out...
Like ordering socks: Patients find online market for weight loss drug not yet approved by U.S. regulators
Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd spoke with Sarah Zhang, a reporter for The Atlantic, about how people are searching the web and using the app Telegram to buy next-generation GLP-3...
Take on the role of family CFO with this checklist for the new year
Jill Schlesinger said most powerful protection against most financial fraud isn't a sophisticated security system or expensive monitoring service. It's conversation among family members.
The dark side of telehealth: Concerns about increasing commercialization of medicine
Here & Now’s Rob Schmitz spoke to STAT health reporter Katie Palmer about the evolution of telehealth, the consumerization of medicine and how the model could drive up health care...
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Head Start teacher on working without pay during the government shutdown
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What started out as a way to access health care is now driving the consumerization of medicine.
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