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Healey-Driscoll Administration Adopts Emergency Regulations Protecting Reproductive Health Care  

1/08/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Board of Registration in Nursing vote codifies Shield Law and reaffirms protections from discipline for MA-licensed nurses for providing these essential services

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Healey-Driscoll administration awards $2.6 million to launch diversion program for people with substance use disorder  

12/03/2024 Department of Public Health

Brockton, Northampton, Revere, Worcester, and Riverbend in Lowell to receive funding to offer community-informed overdose prevention and harm reduction services

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Public health officials warn of dead rabid raccoon found in Eastham 

11/22/2024 Department of Public Health

Anyone who handled the raccoon urged to contact DPH for risk assessment

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Massachusetts public health officials urge residents to get vaccinated before peak respiratory virus season  

10/25/2024 Department of Public Health

Dashboard tracking COVID-19, influenza, and RSV immunizations updated for the 2024-2025 season

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Department of Public Health awards $3.1 million to prevent problem gambling among youth, support workforce 

10/07/2024 Department of Public Health

Funding will support youth prevention programs, expand workforce development programs for treatment agencies

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State health officials announce two additional human cases of West Nile virus  

10/04/2024 Department of Public Health

WNV risk levels remain elevated in multiple communities

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State health officials announce EEE risk levels lowered in several communities  

10/02/2024 Department of Public Health

Residents urged to continue to take steps to prevent mosquito bites

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State health officials announce 13th human case of West Nile virus  

9/27/2024 Department of Public Health

WNV risk levels remain elevated in multiple communities

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State health officials announce third horse case of EEE in Massachusetts  

9/26/2024 Department of Public Health

EEE risk levels remain elevated in multiple communities

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State health officials announce 12th human case of West Nile virus  

9/23/2024 Department of Public Health

WNV risk levels increased in multiple communities

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State Officials Announce 100% Negative Results for HPAI Testing in Dairy Herds 

9/16/2024 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

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State health officials announce 11th human case of West Nile virus and EEE risk level change 

9/13/2024 Department of Public Health

Mosquito-borne disease risk remains elevated in multiple communities

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State health officials announce additional human cases of West Nile virus  

9/10/2024 Department of Public Health

WNV risk levels increased in multiple communities

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State health officials announce fourth human case of EEE 

9/09/2024 Department of Public Health

EEE risk levels remain elevated in multiple communities