Health
The Van Vs. An Opioid Addiction: Taking Treatment To The Streets
On the streets of Boston, the potholed path to treatment often starts with a sandwich. Egg salad is the favorite. Today it’s ham. Phil Ribeiro tucks one into the bag of a man who is breathing, but either so sedated or deeply asleep that he’s difficult to rouse.
Read MoreConnecticut EMTs Gather Most Detailed Overdose Data Yet
Paramedic Peter Canning walks through Hartford’s Pope Park. He picks up empty heroin baggies as he passes by athletic fields, a public pool and a picnic pavilion where a few people appear to nod off.
Read MoreAs Pilgrim Powers Down, Some Worry It Will Leave Behind Too Much Radiation
Like all nuclear power plants, Pilgrim releases small amounts of radioactive gases and liquids as part of its normal operations. These emissions are controlled by the plant, and monitored by federal and state regulators to protect public health.
Read MoreHow Rhode Island’s Emergency 911 System Failed Baby Alijah
Veterans Hope Study Reveals What Blast Injuries Do To ‘Your Brain, Your Body, And Everything Else’
Shortly after he’d been exposed to not one — but several — improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Chris Riga realized something wasn’t right.
Read More‘They Immediately See Gangs’: From El Salvador To Boston, Helping Young People Shake Stigma And Feel Safe
President Trump has referred to members of the MS-13 gang as “animals.” Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the gang is infiltrating the U.S., calling unaccompanied minors from Central America “wolves in sheep’s clothing.” There’s been a strong focus by the administration on legal crack downs but less talk of how to prevent young people from joining gangs in the first place. For two organizations working thousands of miles apart, that is their shared goal: to show young people a vision of their futures beyond the gangs.
Read MoreFood Pantry In Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Tries To Ease Stigma Of Getting Help
Early on a Wednesday morning in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a line of people perused boxes of fresh apples and green beans, frozen meat, and bags of bagels and biscuits at the South Congregational Church Community Food Pantry.
Read MoreResearchers Try To Build A Better Life Jacket To Keep Lobstermen Alive
Early on a July morning, Massachusetts lobsterman Steve Holler and his sternman Frank Lenardis haul lobster traps out of Boston Harbor over the edge of Holler’s boat, the November Gale, and dump the catch into a holding tray.
Read MoreIn Punta Santiago, It’s A Microcosm Of A Battered Puerto Rico
A middle-aged woman sat over a pail of water, a blue umbrella shielding her from the scorching sun. Surrounded by a wreckage of branches and twisted metal sheets, Angelina Arroyo Rivera salvaged what remained of her belongings — some silverware and some plastic containers, a blue tarp, a red purse, a white blouse.
Read MorePrayers, Canned Goods And ‘The Sounds That I Miss’: Adjusting To Life In Merrimack Valley
Since last Thursday, the House of Mercy has been busier than usual. The part shelter/part church/part donations center is among the places people affected by the Merrimack Valley gas explosions can go for help.
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