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A sign by casks containing spent fuel on a concrete pad near the Pilgrim reactor building, warns of the presence of radioactive materials. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Company decommissioning Pilgrim edges closer to dumping contaminated wastewater in Cape Cod Bay

Holtec, the company in charge of decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear power plant, is moving ahead with plans to discharge 1.1 million gallons of contaminated wastewater into Cape Cod Bay.

Algae bloom at Prince Cove in Marstons Mills. Courtesy Barnstable Clean Water Coalition

Thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems under new state regulations

'The onslaught just keeps coming': Hospitals scramble to respond to the surge in children sick with RSV

How 4 doctors plan to mitigate the risks of COVID, RSV and flu on Thanksgiving

Three hour wait, three days in a row: Mass. shelter hotline leaves some families desperate

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A 15-year-old receives a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA on May 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Mass. colleges continue to encourage, if not require, newest COVID booster as holidays approach

While many colleges in the Boston area do not require the bivalent COVID booster, which protects against the original virus and the predominant omicron variants, they are encouraging students to...

Mass. medical groups call for RSV mitigation measures

Leaders of three statewide medical groups warned that physicians are dealing with a spike of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, particularly in children, "that is causing severe illness and stretching...

Health

Nov 17, 2022

Directly above view of mom squeezing the sample liquid on a test strip while carrying out a Covid-19 rapid self test for her kid at home. (Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images)

Massachusetts gives COVID tests to schools ahead of the holidays

The statewide education department is coordinating efforts to provide students and staff at Massachusetts public schools four at-home COVID tests ahead of the holiday season.

Education

Nov 15, 2022

The Holyoke Soldiers' Home. (Miriam Wasser/WBUR)

Veterans home COVID-19 outbreak results in $58 million settlement

The coronavirus outbreak at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke in the spring of 2020 was one of the deadliest outbreaks at a long-term care facility in the U.S.

Local Coverage

Nov 15, 2022

Women's Lunch Place staff member Caroline Saracena serves cookies to guests at their tables. (Courtesy Women's Lunch Place)

Day shelter Women's Lunch Place celebrates 40 years amid changing dynamics of homelessness

When the program opened on Nov. 15, 1982, in the basement of a Newbury Street church, it was equipped to serve just eight lunches a few times a week. It...

Local Coverage

Nov 15, 2022

Sally Cioffi places a baseball cap on a memorial to her 22-year-old son, Sam, who died after taking a Percocet laced with fentanyl he bought through social media. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Tackling the fake pill supply killing teens and young adults

Counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, sold via social media sites, are killing young people. Here's how parents, advocates and social media companies are trying to tackle the problem.

Health

04:03Nov 14, 2022

The arcane but expensive ballot initiative pitted dentists against dental insurance companies, with both sides pouring millions of dollars into their respective campaigns. (Catherine McQueen via GettyImages)

Mass. voters approve ballot question to force dental insurers to adopt new spending rules

Massachusetts voters approved/rejected Question 2, a ballot initative to require dental insurers to spend at least 83% of customer premiums on patient care — rather than costs like overhead, marketing...

Local Coverage

Nov 9, 2022

Water in eight cities and towns in Massachusetts have been impacted by a fluoride shortage. (Gabrielle Emanuel/WBUR)

8 Mass. communities stopped putting fluoride in tap water over the past year due to supply shortages

Fluoride shortages have impacted roughly 250,000 residents in Fall River, Holden, Medway, Natick, North Attleboro, Rutland, Shrewsbury and Swansea. Dentists say over time, suspending water fluoridation can affect oral health.

Health

Nov 8, 2022

Mass General Brigham offices in Somerville. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass General Brigham tells patients it won't tolerate threats or harassment of health care workers

Massachusetts' biggest hospital system is implementing a new code of conduct that aims to protect its workers from threats and harassment, including racist comments, by patients and visitors.

Health

Nov 4, 2022

Hunger striker Dianne Fine at a march to stop the construction of a new gas peaker power plant in Peabody. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Report: The proposed Peabody power plant will exacerbate existing health inequalities

The population living near the proposed Peabody peaker already experiences higher rates of cancer, kidney problem and other health issues, a new study finds

Local Coverage

Nov 4, 2022

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Mass. colleges continue to encourage, if not require, newest COVID booster as holidays approach

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Massachusetts gives COVID tests to schools ahead of the holidays

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Veterans home COVID-19 outbreak results in $58 million settlement

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Day shelter Women's Lunch Place celebrates 40 years amid changing dynamics of homelessness

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Tackling the fake pill supply killing teens and young adults

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Mass. voters approve ballot question to force dental insurers to adopt new spending rules

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8 Mass. communities stopped putting fluoride in tap water over the past year due to supply shortages

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Mass General Brigham tells patients it won't tolerate threats or harassment of health care workers

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Company decommissioning Pilgrim edges closer to dumping contaminated wastewater in Cape Cod Bay

Thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems under new state regulations

'The onslaught just keeps coming': Hospitals scramble to respond to the surge in children sick with RSV

How 4 doctors plan to mitigate the risks of COVID, RSV and flu on Thanksgiving

Three hour wait, three days in a row: Mass. shelter hotline leaves some families desperate

Mass. colleges continue to encourage, if not require, newest COVID booster as holidays approach

Mass. medical groups call for RSV mitigation measures

Massachusetts gives COVID tests to schools ahead of the holidays

Veterans home COVID-19 outbreak results in $58 million settlement

Day shelter Women's Lunch Place celebrates 40 years amid changing dynamics of homelessness

Tackling the fake pill supply killing teens and young adults

Mass. voters approve ballot question to force dental insurers to adopt new spending rules

8 Mass. communities stopped putting fluoride in tap water over the past year due to supply shortages

Mass General Brigham tells patients it won't tolerate threats or harassment of health care workers

Report: The proposed Peabody power plant will exacerbate existing health inequalities