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

Mass General Brigham promises to slash health care spending by $70 million a year

The state’s biggest and most expensive hospital system submitted the cost-cutting plan after a watchdog agency said it has a “spending problem.”

Why a U.S. task force is recommending anxiety screening in kids 8 and older

How Mass. doctors and tech companies are helping Ukraine via telemedicine

PHOTOS: Protestors show up by the thousands to support abortion rights in Boston

Vaccine Coverage

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rests on a table at a drive-up mass vaccination site. (Ted S. Warren/AP File)

Moderna first-quarter profit triples on robust vaccine sales

What the latest federal COVID-19 funding package could mean for Mass.

FDA OKs another Pfizer and Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

In the race for a children’s COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna is pushing ahead

Thousands rally for abortion rights in Boston Common, show solidarity with other movements nationwide

More Health News

Containers of baby formula and cereal on shelves at the Neighbors in Need Diaper Bank in Lawrence. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'They have to help us out': Mass. parents are feeling the nationwide formula shortage

The supply chain, a factory shutdown and increased demand: Here's why Massachusetts parents are worried about a formula shortage.

What’s behind the baby formula shortage?

Millions of babies in the U.S. rely on formula, which is the only source of nutrition recommended for infants who aren’t exclusively breastfed. Here’s a look at what’s behind the...

What to know about COVID's upswing in Massachusetts

“The reality is that things are really not going well at the moment,” said Jacob Lemieux, an infectious disease doctor. But hospitals do not appear to be overwhelmed.

Mass. will pay $56 million to settle lawsuit over COVID outbreak at Holyoke Solders' Home

The money would cover veterans who got sick or died from COVID between early March and late-June 2020, according to Thursday's announcement from Gov. Charlie Baker's office.

In Chelsea, cooling an urban heat island one block at a time

An intensive effort is underway to lower temperatures on one of the hottest blocks in Massachusetts. The Cool Block pilot includes 47 new trees. Dark pavement will become gray or...

As cocaine and meth use rise in Mass., state commission outlines action plan

In the first half of 2021, 52% of overdose deaths in the state involved cocaine. A state commission recommended several efforts, including widespread access to harm reduction supplies, more training...

Health

May 11, 2022

Students walk from North Quincy High School at the end of the school day on Feb. 28, 2022. (Charles Krupa/AP)

As COVID-19 cases increase nationwide, few schools reinstate mask mandates

The return of masking in schools is not nearly as widespread as earlier in the pandemic. But districts in Maine, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have brought masks back, and a...

Education

May 11, 2022

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks to reporters at a press conference in January. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Wu says Engagement Center near 'Mass. and Cass' will operate on 'limited basis'

Boston's Engagement Center in the so-called "Mass. and Cass" area of the city will now be operating on a limited basis after it was temporarily closed following nearby violence, according...

Health

May 9, 2022

A covered pile of debris, with signs warning the presence of asbestos, at the Route 16 exit of Route 1 south, adjacent to the Prattville-Fitzpatrick Housing Development in Chelsea. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Asbestos found in construction debris dumped in Chelsea

Chelsea residents want answers from the state about why an asbestos-laden debris pile ended up in their neighborhood.

Local Coverage

May 5, 2022

ROTC members salute during the national anthem on Veterans Day. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

The military won't enlist people with HIV. A Revere man wants to change that

A college student from Revere is suing the Pentagon for refusing to let him enlist in the military because he is HIV positive. The federal lawsuit comes just weeks after...