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Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins, Medical Director of Emergency Services at Milford Regional Medical Center, talks about preventing heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and the rise in Emergency Department visits during heat waves.

An extreme heat warning is in effect through Tuesday evening as temperatures soar across New England.

Extreme heat in Massachusetts means a trip to the spray park for a lot of Worcester families.

Becker’s has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would recommend in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.

Kevin Vigeant of Thompson was just 34 years old when he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure this past March. “Normal activities, I would be short of breath, I would get tired, and I thought I was putting on weight and getting a little out of shape,” recalled Vigeant, who is now 35.

With plans to purchase a $53.5 million proton beam, UMass Memorial Health would become only the second hospital in New England to offer proton cancer therapy. 
 

When an under or uninsured Massachusetts resident requires certain medical treatments, such as many in radiology, psychiatry, or rehabilitation, the cost of their care often falls to the state’s Health Safety Net.

Powderly serves as executive director of the Franklin Food Pantry. According to the organization web site, the Pantry offers free supplemental food assistance and household necessities to individuals and families. 

Nine-year-old Tayma Salim loves drawing flowers, playing with her brother, Arslan, and the color pink. But unlike other kids her age, summer doesn’t mean days splashing in a pool or running barefoot outside — it would cause her immense pain, her mom Zineb Laalej tells PEOPLE.