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By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — Since last summer, nearly 1,800 people around the Valley have received reproductive, addiction, and sexual health services on a mobile van operated by Tapestry Health.The van is part of a “Community Care in Reach” program funded by the...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Two social service agencies are working together to support not only older adults and people with disabilities, but also their families who care for them through the creation of a new enrichment center. Thanks to $450,000 in state...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Following Earth’s hottest day and likely hottest month on record, a bill reintroduced by Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., would address health risks associated with extreme heat.The “Preventing Health Emergencies and Temperature-Related (HEAT) Illness...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

SPRINGFIELD — The leader of the region’s largest health care organization announced this week that he will step down next year after a decade at the helm. Baystate Health CEO Mark Keroack, a specialist in infectious diseases, will retire in July 2024...

By MERCY LINGLE

When Transhealth opened in 2021, it sought to unlock health care for the trans community, not only in this region but from further afield.More than two years later, one of the country’s first standalone, trans-led independent trans health care...

ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital broke ground on its new emergency department building in a ceremony Thursday, an event that also celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its partnership with the Mass General Brigham hospital system.The project,...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — One-third of the way into a first-of-its-kind mandatory campaign to curb spending, Mass General Brigham has achieved about a quarter of its savings target, state regulators said Wednesday.Mass General Brigham, an affiliate of Cooley Dickinson...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The City Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed ordinance that one councilor estimates having spent more than 300 hours researching and holding discussions with reproductive and gender-affirming advocates over the...

By Chris Lisinski

BOSTON — Massachusetts regulators delivered one of their most forceful warnings yet that health care prices are spiraling out of control, ramping up the pressure on lawmakers who have been unable to wrangle the trend and fulfill a consensus vision of...

By MARY BYRNE

HOLYOKE — Construction of a $72 million behavioral health hospital at the former Holyoke Geriatric Authority property on Lower Westfield Road is expected to wrap up in about a month, officials announced this week. When the 150-bed Valley Springs...

By Sam Doran

BOSTON — A proposed pilot program for Massachusetts hospitals could be “game-changing” in identifying medical error cases and the causes behind them, the Betsy Lehman Center’s executive director said Monday, and several hospitals have expressed...

By DOMENIC POLI

WHATELY — Chang Farm on River Road has voluntarily recalled mung bean sprouts due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the state Department of Public Health.The farm recently recalled all 10-pound bulk bags, as well as...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

When Shelly Bathe Lenn traveled to the other side of the country three years ago to visit one of her old friends, she didn’t think it was the start of a journey that would end in her donating one of her kidneys.Lenn, who works in Northampton as a...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Thousands of Massachusetts residents from marginalized backgrounds could gain health insurance coverage should policymakers move to expand eligibility criteria for state-subsidized plans and remove administrative hurdles, a report released...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Proposed additions to the city of Northampton’s tobacco regulations would reduce the number of permits allowed for tobacco shops, effectively preventing any new retail outlets from selling tobacco products in the future. The city’s Board...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — From fish being reeled in by anglers in Taunton to the drinking water at an elementary school in New Salem, so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS are everywhere, the questions and comments from lawmakers from various corners of...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — What’s the first step in dealing with an overflowing bathtub?That’s the question MASSPIRG legislative director Deirdre Cummings asks to make her pitch for a sweeping new bill aimed at wrangling the presence of PFAS chemicals in food...

By Sydney Ko

BOSTON — Despite the 2020 passage of the ROE Act and a multimillion-dollar investment in reproductive health care access, infrastructure, and security last year, advocates say Massachusetts still faces a threat from efforts to restrict interstate...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city’s health director is leaving her job next month to become a regional public health trainer for Hampshire and Franklin counties, one of the first positions being filled as part of a large overhaul of public health services in the...

By KATE MCINTOSH

The holidays are over and the long trudge to spring is here. For many, the gray skies, cold weather and shorter days are a drag. For people with anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses, winter can make their struggles even harder.January and...