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Opening, closure reflect tenuous landscape for birth centers
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (572+ words) Sen. Liz Miranda speaks at a maternal health forum on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, June 26, 2026. .Massachusetts is about to gain a birth center in Cambridge while a Methuen hospital is discontinuing some maternity services earlier than expected, underscoring the…...
Early ed programs on chopping block in budget talks
2+ week, 1+ day ago (745+ words) Early Education and Care Commissioner Amy Kershaw speaks during a State House briefing on family child care providers on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025." The department's line item was funded at $27. 7 million in fiscal 2025. Gov. Maura Healey proposed $13. 2 million for fiscal 2027, the House…...
"Still too many" shoes mark toll of child abuse in Massachusetts
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (644+ words) Jennifer Valenzuela, executive director of The Children's Trust spoke at an advocacy event at the State House on Tuesday. The newly released statistics come during Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, and the experts leading the state's prevention efforts say…...
Genetic testing supporters see gap in insurance discrimination laws
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (686+ words) March 10, 2026. .In 2013, Robyn Biggs's aunt tested positive for a genetic mutation that increased her risk of breast, ovarian, pancreatic and other cancers." Since her father had died of cancer, and her aunt carried the mutation, Biggs said she had a…...
State reports six pediatric deaths from flu this season
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (254+ words) Massachusetts has recorded six pediatric deaths this flu season, a top public health official said Wednesday. There have also been 228 adult flu deaths, according to a Department of Public Health dashboard with data available through Jan. 31. "I think it's worth…...
More schools get funds to offer free early literacy tutoring
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (335+ words) statehousenews. com With both chambers now making a run at early literacy reforms, more than 350 schools across Massachusetts have received state funding for free early-literacy tutoring this school year. On Wednesday, Gov. Maura Healey's office announced 84 schools were selected to…...
House leader signals interest in school cellphone bill
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (244+ words) Students at Attleboro High School have been required since 2024 to give up their cellphones during academic time. The phones stay in a pouch while students are in class, and they have access to the devices during'lunch breaks, before and after…...