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Massachusetts ranks 2nd in nation for life expectancy. But massive gaps remain, experts say.
Life expectancy in Massachusetts is still higher than nearly every other state, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. Residents live to be nearly 80 years old in Massachusetts, second only to Hawaii. That consistently high ranking is one local experts pin to the...
Mass. doctor on why another Mass. school district is banning cellphones
BOSTON — A Massachusetts school district, Methuen, has decided to ban cell phone use in classrooms and at school events, following a growing trend across the state. Dr. Scott Hadland, chief of adolescent medicine at Mass General for Children, discussed the implications of this move. Phones, according to Hadland,...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center provides 'essential services,' state finds
Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center, which are set to close in less than two weeks, each provide an "essential service necessary for preserving access and health status," in their areas, public health regulators concluded this week. The Department of Public Health found after an abbreviated review that the Steward Health Care-owned...
Old Colony superintendent to be inducted into Massachusetts chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame
The superintendent of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is heading to the hall of fame. Aaron Polansky, superintendent-director of Old Colony in Rochester, was announced Tuesday, Aug. 20 as one of seven to be inducted next year into the Massachusetts chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Matthew Judon Changes Tone About Contract Extension After Patriots Trade
After not finding any common ground between the two sides, the New England Patriots moved on from veteran pass rusher Matthew Judon, trading him to the Atlanta Falcons last week for a third-round pick. Before training camp began last month, there was some hope that a deal could get done...
Joe’s Albums to host listening party for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' new release, 'Wild God'
In the intense, interchangeable guise of philosopher, poet, preacher, sociopath, Aussie doom-and-gloom crooner Nick Cave is still a commanding presence in the studio and live. With a dark obsession with murderers, madmen, mendicants, tragic women and mummified cats, Cave has racked up a roster of uncompromising murder ballads and morality plays, including "From Her to Eternity," “Tupelo,” “Red Right Hand,” “The Mercy Seat,” “Jack the Ripper,” “Push the Sky Away” and “Stagger Lee.”
T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2028 represents ‘the next generation of doctors’
The T.H. Chan School of Medicine welcomed its largest class of medical students on Monday, Aug. 19, including three students from Canada and the first cohort of students accepted into the LEAD@Lahey track. Chancellor Michael F. Collins opened the orientation and welcomed students to UMass Chan. “I used to study...
'It is with mixed emotions that I am stepping down': Maureen Magarity resigns as Holy Cross women's basketball coach
WORCESTER — Maureen Magarity, who guided the Holy Cross women’s basketball team to back-to-back Patriot League Tournament championships and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances the last two seasons, is stepping down from her position, for family reasons, effective immediately. Assistant coach Candice Green will serve as the Crusaders’ interim coach during the 2024-25 season. ...
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