WBUR's Morning Edition Local content from WBUR's Morning Edition broadcasts Proposed settlement could bring big changes to Mass. family shelter system The class-action settlement aims to address long waits for families applying for shelter. It also creates a more robust system for moving families closer to communities where they have ties... Play Health 04:29 Mar 28, 2023 Mass. lawmakers to wade into fierce debate over court-mandated mental health care Most mental health advocacy groups oppose a bill that would allow judges to compel people to get outpatient mental health care. But supporters say it could help in some cases.... Play Health 08:02 Mar 13, 2023 Advertisement It's been 3 years since Mass. declared a COVID-19 emergency. Here's a look at where things stand To look back, and talk about where we are now, Department of Public Health Commissioner Margret Cooke joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy. Play Health 04:15 Mar 10, 2023 More than 1 million Mass. residents to lose added COVID-era SNAP benefits after Thursday Brittany Mangini, the state’s associate commissioner of food security and nutrition programs, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the impacts, and other resources that may be available to people... Play Health 04:31 Mar 2, 2023 Tracing the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body PFAS have been linked to a long and growing list of health concerns. Scientists are beginning to better understand how these chemicals affect so many different organs and systems in... Play Health 05:41 Feb 16, 2023 PFAS expert tips: How to reduce your exposure to harmful ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS chemicals are in our water, in our food, in our air and on our skin. And they are linked to a long and growing list of medical concerns. WBUR... Play Health 05:06 Feb 13, 2023 Family expressed concern about mother’s medication before prosecutor says she killed three children Arguments at this week's arraignment made it clear that Lindsay Clancy's treatment for postpartum depression will play a role as she stands accused of killing her three children. Play Health 04:54 Feb 9, 2023 Black women are more likely to get sick and die from pregnancy. A simple medical device could help High blood pressure is sometimes called the “silent killer” because it can suddenly rise to dangerous levels without causing pain or other symptoms. A program at Boston Medical Center sends... Play Health 06:04 Feb 6, 2023 Research center in Boston aims to jumpstart precision psychiatry One goal is to develop new drugs to treat psychiatric disorders, as the field still uses meds that went on the market decades ago. But scientists say the complexity of... Play Health 04:33 Dec 28, 2022 How to handle COVID, flu and RSV this holiday season Tufts Medical Center's Dr. Gabriela Andujar Vazquez shares a few things to know about the three viruses, and how to protect yourself and your loved ones this holiday season. Play Health 04:34 Dec 19, 2022 'The onslaught just keeps coming': Hospitals scramble to respond to the surge in children sick with RSV A spike in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is straining hospitals across Massachusetts and forcing them to employ new strategies to cope with the wave of young patients. Play Health 05:33 Nov 23, 2022 Three hour wait, three days in a row: Mass. shelter hotline leaves some families desperate Massachusetts is the only state in the country that guarantees a “right to shelter” for families experiencing homelessness. But the first step is getting through to the state-run shelter system,... Play Health 05:21 Nov 22, 2022 Tackling the fake pill supply killing teens and young adults Counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, sold via social media sites, are killing young people. Here's how parents, advocates and social media companies are trying to tackle the problem. Play Health 04:03 Nov 14, 2022 Rep. McGovern says U.S. only needs 'political will' to end hunger by 2030 Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern is spearheading the first White House Conference of Food Nutrition and Health in more than 50 years. Play Health 04:49 Sep 28, 2022 Hospitals have many disease specialists, but often not for addiction. Now, that's changing Hospitals typically employ heart, lung, kidney and other specialists. But there are few hospitals where patients can see anyone who specializes in addiction medicine — even as overdose deaths reach... Play Health 05:40 Sep 14, 2022 Omicron booster shots now available in Mass. WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy was joined now by Dr. Ofer Levy, a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases at Boston Children's Hospital and a member of the FDA COVID... Play Health 05:56 Sep 8, 2022 10 years after a landmark health care law, the push to contain costs may be stalling A decade ago, Massachusetts began a novel experiment in health care cost control. The results have been mixed. Health care spending has grown less rapidly — yet consumers and businesses... Play Health 04:35 Sep 6, 2022 Dr. Bisola Ojikutu reflects on her 1st year leading Boston's public health response Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to look back on her first year in the role and set... Play Health 06:22 Sep 1, 2022 How a 2014 court case that blocked an opioid ban could ensure access to abortion medication Courts ruled that Massachusetts could not ban the opioid Zohydro because federal regulators approved the drug. Could that same logic apply to federally approved medications that terminate a pregnancy? Play Health 03:35 Aug 25, 2022 Crisis pregnancy centers are at the center of a renewed debate over abortion rights Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in June, the work of these centers has become the subject of national, state and local debate. Play Health 06:01 Aug 18, 2022 Next Page
Proposed settlement could bring big changes to Mass. family shelter system The class-action settlement aims to address long waits for families applying for shelter. It also creates a more robust system for moving families closer to communities where they have ties... Play Health 04:29 Mar 28, 2023
Mass. lawmakers to wade into fierce debate over court-mandated mental health care Most mental health advocacy groups oppose a bill that would allow judges to compel people to get outpatient mental health care. But supporters say it could help in some cases.... Play Health 08:02 Mar 13, 2023
It's been 3 years since Mass. declared a COVID-19 emergency. Here's a look at where things stand To look back, and talk about where we are now, Department of Public Health Commissioner Margret Cooke joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy. Play Health 04:15 Mar 10, 2023
More than 1 million Mass. residents to lose added COVID-era SNAP benefits after Thursday Brittany Mangini, the state’s associate commissioner of food security and nutrition programs, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the impacts, and other resources that may be available to people... Play Health 04:31 Mar 2, 2023
Tracing the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body PFAS have been linked to a long and growing list of health concerns. Scientists are beginning to better understand how these chemicals affect so many different organs and systems in... Play Health 05:41 Feb 16, 2023
PFAS expert tips: How to reduce your exposure to harmful ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS chemicals are in our water, in our food, in our air and on our skin. And they are linked to a long and growing list of medical concerns. WBUR... Play Health 05:06 Feb 13, 2023
Family expressed concern about mother’s medication before prosecutor says she killed three children Arguments at this week's arraignment made it clear that Lindsay Clancy's treatment for postpartum depression will play a role as she stands accused of killing her three children. Play Health 04:54 Feb 9, 2023
Black women are more likely to get sick and die from pregnancy. A simple medical device could help High blood pressure is sometimes called the “silent killer” because it can suddenly rise to dangerous levels without causing pain or other symptoms. A program at Boston Medical Center sends... Play Health 06:04 Feb 6, 2023
Research center in Boston aims to jumpstart precision psychiatry One goal is to develop new drugs to treat psychiatric disorders, as the field still uses meds that went on the market decades ago. But scientists say the complexity of... Play Health 04:33 Dec 28, 2022
How to handle COVID, flu and RSV this holiday season Tufts Medical Center's Dr. Gabriela Andujar Vazquez shares a few things to know about the three viruses, and how to protect yourself and your loved ones this holiday season. Play Health 04:34 Dec 19, 2022
'The onslaught just keeps coming': Hospitals scramble to respond to the surge in children sick with RSV A spike in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is straining hospitals across Massachusetts and forcing them to employ new strategies to cope with the wave of young patients. Play Health 05:33 Nov 23, 2022
Three hour wait, three days in a row: Mass. shelter hotline leaves some families desperate Massachusetts is the only state in the country that guarantees a “right to shelter” for families experiencing homelessness. But the first step is getting through to the state-run shelter system,... Play Health 05:21 Nov 22, 2022
Tackling the fake pill supply killing teens and young adults Counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, sold via social media sites, are killing young people. Here's how parents, advocates and social media companies are trying to tackle the problem. Play Health 04:03 Nov 14, 2022
Rep. McGovern says U.S. only needs 'political will' to end hunger by 2030 Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern is spearheading the first White House Conference of Food Nutrition and Health in more than 50 years. Play Health 04:49 Sep 28, 2022
Hospitals have many disease specialists, but often not for addiction. Now, that's changing Hospitals typically employ heart, lung, kidney and other specialists. But there are few hospitals where patients can see anyone who specializes in addiction medicine — even as overdose deaths reach... Play Health 05:40 Sep 14, 2022
Omicron booster shots now available in Mass. WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy was joined now by Dr. Ofer Levy, a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases at Boston Children's Hospital and a member of the FDA COVID... Play Health 05:56 Sep 8, 2022
10 years after a landmark health care law, the push to contain costs may be stalling A decade ago, Massachusetts began a novel experiment in health care cost control. The results have been mixed. Health care spending has grown less rapidly — yet consumers and businesses... Play Health 04:35 Sep 6, 2022
Dr. Bisola Ojikutu reflects on her 1st year leading Boston's public health response Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to look back on her first year in the role and set... Play Health 06:22 Sep 1, 2022
How a 2014 court case that blocked an opioid ban could ensure access to abortion medication Courts ruled that Massachusetts could not ban the opioid Zohydro because federal regulators approved the drug. Could that same logic apply to federally approved medications that terminate a pregnancy? Play Health 03:35 Aug 25, 2022
Crisis pregnancy centers are at the center of a renewed debate over abortion rights Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in June, the work of these centers has become the subject of national, state and local debate. Play Health 06:01 Aug 18, 2022