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This comes after push from local lawmakers to launch an investigation into Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation.
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Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss the Republican National Convention, a new mobile methadone clinic in nursing homes, grim allegations of patient maltreatment in western Massachusetts, and the latest on the MIFA Victory Theater restoration project.
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State Senator Jake Oliveira and State Representative Dan Carey said they have heard complains about unpaid workers and unsanitary conditions at Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation.
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Starting this month Massachusetts is offering the state exam to certify nursing assistants in Spanish, Chinese as well as in English. Advocates for immigrants are also asking for more accessible English.
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Advocates said the pills and supplements are "dangerously under-regulated products" that can trigger a wave of health problems in young people, including eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, heart attacks, strokes and liver damage.
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mAThe Department of Public Health said the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus was detected in mosquito samples collected June 30 in Carver, Massachusetts.
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Psychotherapist Amy Morin shares what small steps you can take to help complete daily tasks while struggling through depression.
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Hospitals are required by law to report to the state any case where a parent who's giving birth is using medication to treat substance use disorder. But Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a proposal that would end those requirements.
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Massachusetts recorded a significant drop in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2023, forging a potential turning point after the state's fatality count hit a record high the previous year.
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The Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness reported that the number of homeless people in the four counties has risen by 17%.