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Researchers have found almost 150 new genetic markers, which help pinpoint diabetes risks.
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An estimated 31 million Americans are covered by the plans nationally, including about 1.4 million people in Massachusetts.
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The 26 centers, spread across Massachusetts, are part of a state initiative to increase access to mental health care.
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said a cancer study of communities near the Housatonic River will be completed sometime this year.
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The Massachusetts state senate will vote on passing a bill that will update the state's guidelines for sexual education for the first time since 1999. Under the bill, sexual health programs would have to include quote medically accurate and age appropriate information.
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An estimated 42% of adults in the U.S. — roughly 125 million people — know at least one person who has died of a drug overdose, according to a RAND Corporation study published Wednesday that demonstrates the sweeping effects of America’s drug overdose crisis.
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While many aspects of primary care have improved since 2019, a statewide survey shows that access has gotten worse since the pandemic began.
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An attempt by Congress to sort out the immigration issue fell apart last week. The question of how Massachusetts' governor will handle the ever increasing number of unhoused families seeking shelter in the Commonwealth, continues to be top-of-mind for many across the Baystate.
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The Massachusetts Medical Society said that many people might not even realize that measles, which is transmitted via exposure to contact with airborne droplets, is highly contagious and can lead to serious and life-threatening complications.
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Berkshire Health Systems plans to reopen the North Adams Regional Hospital, a decade after it closed.