Health

LISTEN LIVE : Loading...

DONATE

Health

LISTEN LIVE : Loading...

DONATE

Health

Home // Local Coverage // Health

Latest Health News

A radar speed display on Beacon Street shows 25 MPH, which the city of Boston announced will be the default speed limit beginning on January 9, 2017. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Local Coverage

Mar 30, 2023

Mass. pedestrian deaths spiked in 2022

Between 2021 and 2022, there were 35% more pedestrians who were hit by cars and died, according to a new study by the advocacy group WalkBoston, which analyzed Massachusetts Department of Transportation data.

Boston Medical Center registered nurse Ellen Stephenson prepares to enter a room of a COVID-19 patient. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Travel nurses aiding and disrupting Mass. hospitals, report says

Health

Mar 30, 2023

Fertilizer containing sludge being applied to farmland. (Courtesy North East Biosolids and Residuals Association)

Our sewage often becomes fertilizer. Problem is, it's tainted with PFAS

Environment

06:13 Mar 30, 2023

A woman walks three dogs down a thin path behind snow banks along Dorchester Street in Andrew Square, Feb. 17, 2015. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A veterinarian offers tips on how to keep you and your pets safe from ticks

Local Coverage

Mar 28, 2023

Support the news

One mother told WBUR it took three days to reach an operator through the state's family shelter hotline. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Proposed settlement could bring big changes to Mass. family shelter system

Health

04:29

More Health News

A work crew looks over a trailer marked with warning signs and barrels inside after a fire at Clean Harbors in Braintree. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Braintree chemical fire reignites calls for public health and safety improvements

In the wake of the Feb. 16 fire, residents want to know what they breathed in, and what local and state officials are going to do to keep them safe...

Environment

06:17 Mar 28, 2023

In this 2016 file photo, former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez listens during a court hearing before his double murder trial in Boston. Hernandez was acquitted in the criminal murder trial in 2017, but hanged himself in prison just days later. (John Blanding/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)

Aaron Hernandez, infamous ex-Patriots star, sounded upbeat in final prison calls before suicide

Attorneys suspect brain disease and illegal drugs could have been factors in the former NFL player's death. But experts warn that suicide is complicated and can rarely be distilled to...

Investigations

04:58 Mar 27, 2023

Nancy Brennan of Weare, Curtis Register of Dover and Register's dog Lord Remington demonstrate in support of abortion rights at the New Hampshire State House Wednesday, Feb. 15. (Paul Cuno-Booth/NHPR)

After N.H. House votes to codify abortion rights, remove penalties for doctors, bills head to Senate

The New Hampshire House advanced several bills including one that would remove civil and criminal penalties for doctors from the state’s 24-week ban. This proposal was among others approved Thursday,...

Health

Mar 24, 2023

A view down Ruggles Street in Boston. (Joe Difazio for WBUR)

The clocking is winding down on a Mass. eviction prevention policy hailed by advocates

There’s one week left until a Massachusetts eviction prevention policy expires at the end of March — and housing advocates are urging state lawmakers to act. Plus, the MBTA's new...

Local Coverage

Mar 24, 2023

Governor Maura Healey on Radio Boston 3/22, courtesy of WBUR's Steve Brown

5 takeaways from Gov. Healey's Radio Boston interview

Gov. Maura Healey answered questions about the banks, reproductive healthcare, sportsbetting and the MBTA during her appearance yesterday on Radio Boston. Here are five major takeaways from the discussion.

Local Coverage

Mar 23, 2023

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey speaks to a crowd at the IBEW headquarters in Dorchester in 2022 after her primary win. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Pharmacies must stock abortion pills, Healey says

Healey's reminder to pharmacies comes as a federal judge in Texas is considering a lawsuit that would overturn decades-old federal approval of the drug.

Local Coverage

Mar 23, 2023

Recycled plastic bottles. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Report led by BC researchers calls for plastics regulation to protect people's health

The report calls for international caps on plastic production and reductions in the toxicity of chemicals in plastics.

Local Coverage

06:58 Mar 21, 2023

Photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, a carrier of Lyme disease. (CDC via AP)

Babesiosis: Why the CDC says this rare tick-borne disease is now endemic across New England

This year's warm winter formed a figurative breeding ground for a rare tick-borne disease called 'babesiosis.' Learn how it spreads and what to do to protect yourself this spring. Plus:...

Local Coverage

Mar 21, 2023

The outside of Baystate Health in western Massachusetts. (Paul Franz/Daily Hampshire Gazette/Gazettenet.Com)

Baystate Health responds to arrest of doctor charged with child pornography

Baystate Health CEO Mark Keroack published a letter online that said the hospital placed Bradford Ferrick, a family medicine resident, on unpaid leave once they learned he was being investigated...

Health

Mar 21, 2023

Wing of United Airlines flight, flying from East to West, chasing the sunset. (Getty Images)

Flight attack raises questions about security and mental health for airlines

The case history of Leominster man charged for attacking a flight attendant in early March demonstrates the challenges facing airlines and federal regulators when handling passengers with mental illness —...

Local Coverage

Mar 17, 2023

Sections

Radio

Podcasts

CitySpace

Support

Latest Health News

Local Coverage

Mass. pedestrian deaths spiked in 2022

Travel nurses aiding and disrupting Mass. hospitals, report says

Health

Our sewage often becomes fertilizer. Problem is, it's tainted with PFAS

Environment

A veterinarian offers tips on how to keep you and your pets safe from ticks

Local Coverage

Proposed settlement could bring big changes to Mass. family shelter system

Health

More Health News

Braintree chemical fire reignites calls for public health and safety improvements

Environment

Aaron Hernandez, infamous ex-Patriots star, sounded upbeat in final prison calls before suicide

Investigations

After N.H. House votes to codify abortion rights, remove penalties for doctors, bills head to Senate

Health

The clocking is winding down on a Mass. eviction prevention policy hailed by advocates

Local Coverage

5 takeaways from Gov. Healey's Radio Boston interview

Local Coverage

Pharmacies must stock abortion pills, Healey says

Local Coverage

Report led by BC researchers calls for plastics regulation to protect people's health

Local Coverage

Babesiosis: Why the CDC says this rare tick-borne disease is now endemic across New England

Local Coverage

Baystate Health responds to arrest of doctor charged with child pornography

Health

Flight attack raises questions about security and mental health for airlines

Local Coverage

Sections

Radio

Podcasts

CitySpace

Support

Subscribe to our weekday newsletter

Mass. pedestrian deaths spiked in 2022

Travel nurses aiding and disrupting Mass. hospitals, report says

Our sewage often becomes fertilizer. Problem is, it's tainted with PFAS

A veterinarian offers tips on how to keep you and your pets safe from ticks

Proposed settlement could bring big changes to Mass. family shelter system

Braintree chemical fire reignites calls for public health and safety improvements

Aaron Hernandez, infamous ex-Patriots star, sounded upbeat in final prison calls before suicide

After N.H. House votes to codify abortion rights, remove penalties for doctors, bills head to Senate

The clocking is winding down on a Mass. eviction prevention policy hailed by advocates

5 takeaways from Gov. Healey's Radio Boston interview

Pharmacies must stock abortion pills, Healey says

Report led by BC researchers calls for plastics regulation to protect people's health

Babesiosis: Why the CDC says this rare tick-borne disease is now endemic across New England

Baystate Health responds to arrest of doctor charged with child pornography

Flight attack raises questions about security and mental health for airlines