The board appeared split during Monday’s virtual public meeting, weighing potential public health risks from air pollution to vermin to fires at the facility.
Category: Health
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West Nile virus detected in New Bedford mosquito
Residents are urged to take precautions since mosquito activity is at its highest level of risk for West Nile virus now until the first frost.
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Nursing care under pressure as state’s oldest cohort explodes
Thirty-four nursing facilities have shuttered across Massachusetts since 2020, a loss of 3,515 beds.
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Health alert ties rare infection to Buzzards Bay waters
A person swimming with an open wound at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth contracted a Vibrio vulnificus infection.
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Local reproductive care provider faces 20% funding cut due to Trump budget law
Health Imperatives is one of just two health organizations in the nation beyond Planned Parenthood identified for federal funding cuts through a niche provision on abortion.
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Child & Family Services launches mobile crisis vans
The vans will make it easier for the organization to aid those struggling with mental health and substance abuse, or who require crisis stabilization.
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Sharp decline in opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts, new numbers show
Investments in substance-use programs and Narcan availability have lowered the death toll, officials say.
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Major rat infestation plagues Shawmut Avenue neighborhood
The infestation may have been caused by a fire and resulting cleanup at EL Harvey Waste & Recycling Services last week.
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Overdoses in city drop sharply, police numbers show
Police responded to 25 fatal drug overdoses in 2024, down from 45 in 2023.
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What it’s like to be a mom with an addiction
Bristol County has the state’s highest rate of maternal drug dependence. Providers say mothers need extra resources that are in short supply here.