HEALTH

We have Live Music Friday with Gina Coleman who also talks about the brand-new Williamstown Blues and Roots Festival, learn about the Midwifery Exchange in Ghana fundraiser, and visit State Street Fruit Store for a Wine Thunderdome.

We check out play "Amchitka" at the Chester Theater, we see Cornucopia Natural Wellness Market's new digs in Holyoke, and chat with Rep. Jim McGovern.

The Trump Administration's financial threats against hospitals providing gender-affirming care to youth have not come to fruition, after court action by states. But Baystate Health is still not restarting its treatment.

Union nurses at the Greenfield hospital allege cuts to patient transport services is impacting their ability to provide care.

An estimated 200,000 Massachusetts residents could lose health benefits if they're not able to show they meet the new work rules and eligibility requirements, which begin on January 1, 2027.

It’s been a year since the Environmental Protection Agency terminated $20 million dollars in infrastructure grants for Springfield. Now, the city is joining others across the country in filing an appeal challenging the cancellations.

A lawsuit by national medical groups has forced the Trump administration to revert to previous vaccination guidelines, but the strained relationship between pediatricians and the new CDC continues in western Massachusetts and beyond.

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, speaking at the summit for the Health Equity Compact on June 2, 2026, said the Trump Administration's cuts in health care are "mean and dumb." She said Massachusetts leaders will do their best to mitigate the harms.

Allowing underage people to consume alcohol at home or providing it, as well as marijuana, is illegal under Massachusetts state law.

The Center for Human Development, which oversees a community outreach program called Innovative Care Partners, is attempting to put clients in touch with alternative services.