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After stabbing, Ed Flynn calls for pause on Boston Common events
The former City Council president said many parts of Boston no longer feel safe. -
How trauma centers can better serve Spanish-speaking patients
An outreach program for patients with limited English proficiency has helped address disparities in post-discharge care. -
Judge greenlights $30M state payments to Steward hospitals
Massachusetts state government agreed to provide advance Medicaid payments to keep a handful of Steward Health Care hospitals here open through August as the company tries to sell them. -
After the fire, East Boston residents feel the gaps in city’s emergency response
Three months later, many advocates and former residents see it as an example of how Boston needs to do more to protect people from fires before they happen — and how fractured support services are after the embers are out. -
Hundreds mourn, call for change after Cambridge cyclist deaths
The two crashes, only two weeks apart, have reignited safety concerns for cyclists, who make up a tenth of all commuters in Cambridge. -
First transgender woman in Mass. receives vaginoplasty outside Boston, as statewide care expands
In May, Chrissi Bates became the first patient to receive a gender-affirming vaginoplasty, or bottom surgery, at a Massachusetts hospital outside of Boston, marking a new chapter for transgender healthcare in region. -
Long COVID disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic communities, as FLiRt variant looms
President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Michael Curry spoke about new COVID-19 variant called FLiRt and the impact on Black and Brown communities who struggle with long COVID. -
Worcester found a solution to the lifeguard shortage
And it's pretty straightforward — a partnership with the YMCA. We wade through those stories and more on Under the Radar's Local News Roundtable. -
Tewksbury Hospital staff raise alarm about violent patient encounters
Nurses and health professionals picketed Monday to draw attention to an increasing number of workplace violence incidences and nurse retention issues at the state’s facility. -
A new group wants Mass. to be 'the first state to end hunger, permanently'
The Make Hunger History Coalition is made up of anti-hunger advocates, organizations and policymakers, and their ultimate goal is to eliminate hunger in the Bay State.
