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Global software outage returns Boston hospitals, health care industry to pre-technology era

The CrowdStrike meltdown forced doctors and EMS workers to track patients using pen and paper.

State denies request from company decommissioning Pilgrim nuclear power plant to dump waste water into Cape Cod Bay
State officials said Thursday that they’ve denied a controversial request from the company tasked with cleaning up the decommissioned Pilgrim nuclear power plant to dump up to 1.1 million gallons of radioactive waste water into Cape Cod Bay.

Mass. reports first measles case since 2020
Department of Public Health Officials urged residents to make sure they are up to date on vaccinations.

King’s Beach in Lynn has the worst water quality rating of any beach in the state. Here’s why.

For as long as most Lynn residents can remember, King’s Beach has been sullied with excessive levels of bacteria.

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People are eager to illegally buy raw milk, and the FDA is doing nothing to stop it
“The sales are really being done out in the open,” said STAT reporter Nicholas Florko on Boston Globe Today. “Folks aren’t afraid of the FDA’s enforcement.”

Why heat waves are dangerous for older people
Sweat glands, the circulatory system and the thirst mechanism all become less active as we age.

A rare voice box transplant helped a Mass. cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
The Haverhill man is only the third person in the US ever to undergo a total larynx transplant and one of a handful reported worldwide.

Know someone with COVID? You’re not alone. Here’s what’s happening with the virus in Mass.
Waste water numbers remain low, but cases are ticking up, experts said.

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Mass. reforms to wheelchair repair industry are stalling as legislative session nears end

A legislative committee must act soon on bills sponsored by John Cronin and James O'Day to address wheelchair users' long waits for basic repairs.

State mandates insurance coverage at urgent cares to relieve overwhelmed ERs

The capacity crisis is driven in part by troubles at Steward Health Care.

Mosquitoes with EEE virus found in Mass. for first time this year

Health officials increased the EEE risk level to “moderate” for the communities of Carver, Kingston, Middleborough, Plymouth, Plympton, and Wareham.

Boston ends needle collection program that gathered thousands of syringes daily

The needle collection program may be replaced, but organizers say the updated version will have less reach.

West Nile virus detected in Massachusetts for first time this year

No human or animal cases of West Nile virus or Eastern equine encephalitis have been detected so far this year, the department said.

Boston has among the lowest birth rates in the nation, data show. Here’s why that matters.

The sky-high cost of living in the city is among the factors at play.

‘I feel like I have my leg’: New surgical technique and bionic limb developed at MIT and the Brigham allow for more natural movements

The surgery allows patients to fully control prosthetic limbs with their brain.

Dengue fever cases in Mass. are on pace to break local records, according to CDC data

Massachusetts has had 50 cases this year, though they were likely in travelers who caught the disease elsewhere.