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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Healey buys lawmakers time with $7.5B interim budget filing
Massachusetts regularly produces some of the latest state budgets in the nation. -
Task force scans other states in search of primary care solve
Rhode Island’s former health insurance commissioner advised Massachusetts to focus on enforcement and accountability mechanisms -- rather than “aspirational” targets. -
‘It’s fricking hot!’ Passengers endure sweltering heat inside T stations.
Riders said fans placed inside of stations aren't enough to provide relief from the extreme heat. -
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It’s not just Harvard. Public universities are also hurting from Trump’s cuts to science.
President Trump’s proposed budget would slash National Science Foundation support for graduate students by more than 50%.
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