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From thousands of miles away, air pollution is traveling to New England and hitting already-polluted areas hardest.
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Healthcare institutions, including Baystate Health, have stopped providing gender-affirming care for minors, leaving families scrambling. In part two of this series, The Shoestring hears...
Health
As healthcare providers cease gender-affirming care for minors, families are left scrambling. In part one of this series, The Shoestring shares their stories.
Economy
As rising healthcare costs bear down on local governments, teachers are losing their jobs, cities and towns are cutting services, and the cash-strapped Hampshire...
Health
Centered on patient data-sharing between Baystate and tech giants Meta and Google, the suit could expose the hospital system to hundreds of millions in...
Education
With measles making a comeback in some states, some western Mass schools are not achieving “herd immunity” status.
Education
Trump’s cuts to science funding would have big impacts for researchers, patients, and public health, too.
Education
Northampton Night Fest aims to celebrate dark skies and join advocates calls for responsible light use.
Health
Massachusetts residents and lawmakers are in a state of limbo waiting for updates on proposed federal cuts to Medicaid. They say the effects of...
Health
Last month, the state announced that cannabis products statewide might be contaminated with yeast and mold. Behind the scenes, a legal battle is playing...
Health
Lockheed Martin’s CEO sits on the board of Mass General Brigham, which owns Northampton’s Cooley Dickinson Hospital. That’s a “profound conflict of interest,” local...
Health
Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found a vocal ally in...
Health
Activists Call on Baystate Medical Center to Condemn Targeting of Medical Workers, Hospitals in Gaza
Medical professionals and others gathered to highlight the dire state of Gaza’s healthcare system and advocate for institutional solidarity. “If we were in Gaza,...
Health
Big spending may not be enough to legalize psychedelics. Mass. voters are still divided on Question 4, and not just for staunchly conservative reasons.
Health
The "temporary" closure of 20 beds by Trinity Health prompted nurses to speak out against negative impacts on patients.
Health
As inflation coincides with the rollback of pandemic aid programs, the Food Bank of Western Mass. says it is "blowing through" its rainy day...