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MassHealth to defund homeless health care program that serves thousands statewide
Employees worry patients will suffer and health care costs will ultimately rise under what’s supposed to be a cost-saving measure. -
Boston to launch command center in Seaport during World Cup, Sail Boston
With the FIFA World Cup and Sail Boston expected to bring millions to Boston this summer, city officials laid out safety preparations ahead of the season's large-scale events -
Under 50 and living with colorectal cancer, two Mass. patients strive to help others
The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 159,000 new cases of colorectal cancer in the U.S. this year. While rates have dropped overall due to screening, cases in people under age 50 are rising. -
Boston seeks to stem seasonal spike in violence with expanded teen programming
City officials plan to expand Boston After Dark, a series of teen-focused events aimed at creating safe places for youth on Friday nights. -
‘Stay hydrated’: As high temperatures move into Boston, experts urge health precautions
Local officials are reminding people to stay vigilant about safety and staying cool. -
Mass. politicians, abortion supporters cautiously celebrate Supreme Court ruling
Local leaders said that restricting access to mifepristone should never have been a matter for courts to decide in the first place. -
Two shot on Memorial Drive in Cambridge have ‘life-threatening’ injuries; gunman apprehended
The gunman was shot by a Massachusetts State Police officer and a former Marine, and was in a Boston hospital on Monday evening. -
‘An attack on women’: Healey urges Supreme Court to keep telehealth access to abortion drug legal
A ruling is imminent in a case that could limit the abortion drug’s availability nationwide. -
Local ERs are already seeing lots of visits for tick bites. Here’s what to know.
Prevention methods have been the same for a long time. But one thing’s changed in the last few decades in Massachusetts: More ticks, and more diseases. -
Measles patient flew into Logan Airport last week
This is the third measles case in Massachusetts this year, including a Greater Boston resident.
