Social isolation is a major health risk for older adults. Groups across Mass. are stepping up.
Rates of depression among older adults has increased since COVID, leading to an array of other physical health risks.
Gen Z’s case for disruptive protesting: ‘If a protest is fully safe, it probably won't do that much’
Are young voters taking to the streets to protest? We asked them why or why not.
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West Nile virus is back in Massachusetts
A mosquito carrying West Nile virus was detected in Shrewsbury earlier in the season than in previous years. -
Beacon Hill lawmakers plan to approve interim budget as spending talks continue
Legislative leaders acknowledge it may be another year of failing to pass a final state budget by the July 1st deadline. -
States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
The 6-3 ruling was issued Thursday. -
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