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.

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.

Local women sit down with Under the Radar to share the ups-and-downs of navigating menopause and the impacts of a new prescription drug to treat hot flashes.

The legislation would protect medical providers from out-of-state investigations when handling gender-affirming care or abortions.

Since the pandemic, rat complaints have dramatically risen in Boston. City councilor Ed Flynn wants to create a new office of pest control.

Under the Radar discusses the results of a local public opinion poll on abortion and the highly contested Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Under the Radar sits down with two community fridge organizers to discuss the importance, impact and struggles of organizing community fridges.

The sudden collapse early Tuesday brought attention back to hundreds of structurally deficient bridges

Cambridge Forum takes a look at our current health care to see how it is changing. Ask anyone who has fallen off mainstream medical coverage and into the dark recesses of illness to discover what a scary place it is to land. Where is the good guidance, the support and infrastructure? As ever, not everyone has the same ideas about how to fix the broken system.

Susannah Fox’s solution has been tracking the expert networks of patients, survivors and caregivers who have witnessed the cracks in the system and come up with a way forward. Fox believes that the next wave of health innovation will come from the front lines of a “patient-led revolution in medical care” and she has written a book about this new trend, entitled REBEL HEALTH.

Everyone seems to agree on one thing – the dire shortage of doctors and professional carers available to patients. In an age of increasing techno-medicine, many feel that no amount of tech can replace hands-on care and human support. Everyone appears to want the latest treatment options, yet patients complain about the lack of personal interaction and compassion, according to Dr. Allen Sussman, author of SAVING THE ART OF MEDICINE. Sussman is a retired endocrinologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Washington.

They'll be joined by Alexandra Drane, Co-Founder and CEO of Archangels.

Three new mobile medical vans will bring health care to underserved communities, including expanded services for cardiometabolic conditions like diabetes and hypertension, cancer screening, substance use disorder screening and treatment referrals and maternal health services.