West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes trapped in Worcester; targeted truck spraying is planned and officials urge precautions for residents.

After six years of fundraising, Boston’s first freestanding birth center broke ground in Roxbury. Organizers say the two-story center will offer midwifery-led prenatal, birth and postpartum care and training.

Pulmonologists warn that shame, coverage gaps and low screening rates are pushing people away from lung‑cancer care — a problem that raises suicide risk and delays lifesaving treatment.

A Jamaica Plain mosquito tested positive for West Nile — the first inside Boston this summer. Officials say risk is low but urge repellent and standing-water fixes.

Dana‑Farber plans to reopen a radiation oncology clinic at Merrimack Health's Methuen campus, restoring services that were shut in October 2025. The move could shorten trips for many Merrimack Valley patients.

Norwell issued a townwide boil‑water advisory after a July 7 sample tested positive for E. coli. Officials say to boil tap water for one minute and follow town guidance.

Outer Cape Health Services will close its Harwich Port clinic Oct. 31 and open a smaller Orleans site Nov. 1, 2026, shrinking exam rooms and expanding telehealth.

Federal safety officials say about 1.72 million Cuisinart grill brushes may shed metal bristles, posing an ingestion risk; Conair will offer refunds.

A $16M campaign at Cooley Dickinson has closed, funding a roughly 40% expansion of the Emergency Department along with new behavioral‑health rooms and a 'You Are Welcome Here' plaque.

A $2.75M settlement resolves allegations that Bear Mountain knowingly understaffed homes. Timberlyn Heights gets $1M and three years of independent monitoring.

A mosquito sample from Clarksburg tested positive for West Nile virus, the first of the season in Massachusetts. Officials say no human cases have been reported and urge precautions.

Babesiosis and other tick‑borne infections are rising in Massachusetts, and rare Powassan infections are drawing increased concern from clinicians and families. Experts blame climate, deer and sprawl.

Boston recorded 120 opioid overdose deaths in 2025 — the fewest in a decade — as naloxone distribution and outreach expanded citywide.