HEALTH

A new study from the Yale School of Medicine saw a trend toward diagnosis of late stage cancers in people after incarceration.

At a meeting held in Lee, Massachusetts, this week, General Electric presented its plan to use trucks and hydraulic pumps to move toxic waste out of the Housatonic River. Many in the town want the waste to be moved via rail and brought to an out of state licensed facility. The EPA's cleanup plan includes a toxic waste disposal facility to be constructed in Lee.

From April to October of 2023 there were 46% of people kicked off MassHealth because officials confirmed they no longer qualify. Another 52% lost coverage because state workers did not have enough information to assess eligibility.

For Hunger Awareness Week, and to gear up for the March for The Food Bank, we sit down with some folx addressing hunger right here in Springfield: Shannon Ruddle of Martin Luther King Jr. Services and Liz O'Gilvie of Gardening the Community and Springfield Food Policy Council, plus we find out how to pivot from dairy to skin care with the goats of Joe and Stan McCoy at Sage Meadow Farm in Easthampton

We chat with Amanda Freeman, Marissa Chiapperino, Franchezka Bermudez about changing policy and making bureaucracy easier to navigate in the 413, Discover the century of history nestled in Great Barrington at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, and Mr. Universe tackles issues both terrestrial and cosmic.

The company says the move is in response to growing demand for the start-up’s abortion care services, following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which cut off millions of Americans from accessing abortion care.

The legislation would implement several changes a nursing facility task force recommended in January 2020, such as empowering the Massachusetts Department of Public Health with more regulatory authority.

Massachusetts spends more money on research into problem gambling than most other states, but the available budget has gone down in recent years. This is the third story in our three-part series — "Safe Bet: Is Massachusetts fulfilling its problem-gambling mandate?"

The vast majority of state funding for problem gambling is earmarked for treatment and prevention, but many worry the need is still not being met. This is the second story in our three-part series — "Safe Bet: Is Massachusetts fulfilling its problem-gambling mandate?"

Commentator and veteran John Paradis says family members of veterans have also served. In fact they often continue to serve.