The Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the risk level for West Nile Virus to high in many communities, urging residents to protect against the mosquito-borne disease.
Health care
Pan-Mass Challenge riders at the starting line of 186-mile bike-a-thon to fight cancer
Over the weekend thousands of Pan-Mass Challenge riders will come together for a bike-a-thon across 186-miles of Massachusetts — pedaling towards a record goal of $76 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Veranova breaks ground on Devens expansion
DEVENS — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan joined officials at Veranova’s Devens campus Wednesday for a groundbreaking ceremony on a planned expansion of the facility to add a new process development laboratory and two “Good Manufacturing Practice” suites.
Emerson Health launches fundraising campaign for new emergency department
CONCORD — Emerson Health is publicly launching a $60 million fundraising campaign to fund the construction of a brand new emergency department designed to replace the more than 60-year-old ED on its main campus.
Massachusetts families ‘at risk’ under Gov. Healey’s proposed mental health cuts, critics say
Directors overseeing programs that provide intensive mental health help to Massachusetts’ most vulnerable children and adolescents say Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to consolidate the services has caught them “off guard.”
Healey halts plans for hospital closures
Gov. Maura Healey is halting her plans to close a Cape Cod psychiatric hospital and a Canton children’s rehab hospital after hearing “directly” from community members about how important the facilities are.
