The infestation may have been caused by a fire and resulting cleanup at EL Harvey Waste & Recycling Services last week.
Category: Health
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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.
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New Bedford health center grapples with confusing Trump DEI orders
Although a restraining order keeps federal funds flowing to states for now, providers fear executive orders may threaten future health services for residents.
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South Coast farms take precautions amid bird flu outbreak
Hundreds of wild birds and dozens of domestic birds have been infected with the H5N1 virus in Massachusetts communities this winter, including some in Lakeville and Westport.
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A new home for New Beginnings
Southcoast Health opens a new facility on Friday with addiction recovery services for pregnant women and mothers.
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Gov. Healey and AG weigh ‘accountability’ in Steward Health system
Attorney General Campbell says she is “concerned about the lack of transparency” from the financially strapped hospital owners.
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Steward: No plans to close Mass. hospitals
Company exec says bridge financing will “stabilize operations,” but hospital transfers to new owners are being contemplated.
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New Bedford addresses ‘period poverty’ as lawmakers push for free access to menstrual products
If passed, the “I AM” bill and similar pending legislation would require free menstrual products in the bathrooms of public elementary schools, secondary schools, state buildings, jails and homeless shelters.
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Impact of Steward crisis is unclear for Hawthorn Medical patients
DARTMOUTH — As a financial crisis unfolds at Steward Health Care, a local medical group tied to the company says it “has no plans to go anywhere” but otherwise is […]
