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A nurse works in the pediatric ICU at UMass Memorial Medical Center. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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

A spike in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is straining hospitals across Massachusetts and forcing them to employ new strategies to cope with the wave of young patients.

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

Massachusetts is the only state in the country that guarantees a “right to shelter” for families experiencing homelessness. But the first step is getting through to the state-run shelter system,...

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.

Rep. McGovern says U.S. only needs 'political will' to end hunger by 2030

Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern is spearheading the first White House Conference of Food Nutrition and Health in more than 50 years.

Hospitals have many disease specialists, but often not for addiction. Now, that's changing

Hospitals typically employ heart, lung, kidney and other specialists. But there are few hospitals where patients can see anyone who specializes in addiction medicine — even as overdose deaths reach...

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

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

Tackling the fake pill supply killing teens and young adults

Rep. McGovern says U.S. only needs 'political will' to end hunger by 2030

Hospitals have many disease specialists, but often not for addiction. Now, that's changing

Omicron booster shots now available in Mass.

10 years after a landmark health care law, the push to contain costs may be stalling

Dr. Bisola Ojikutu reflects on her 1st year leading Boston's public health response

How a 2014 court case that blocked an opioid ban could ensure access to abortion medication

Crisis pregnancy centers are at the center of a renewed debate over abortion rights

A Lyme vaccine — or something similar — is on the horizon

Monkeypox cases in Massachusetts remain few, but cases are rising. Here's what you should know

To solve the mystery of long COVID, researchers look to an older disease

Nation’s first vaginal fluid transplants offer hope for millions

Somerville maps fastest path to state's first supervised consumption clinic — starting in a parking lot

COVID cases are rising in Mass. again

Beyond sunburns: How hot weather can hurt you

Advocates urge crowd funding, not couch surfing, to help people traveling for an abortion

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, compounds overdose crisis

A Provincetown outbreak upended the 'hot vax summer,' but showed how to contain COVID