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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.

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.

The Republican budget bill that passed the House last week would cause health care chaos and a massive transfer of wealth to the rich, Massachusetts’ leading Democrats argued Tuesday as the party mobilized a nationwide bid to derail the legislation.

Joe Biden’s personal office made the announcement on Sunday, saying the former president was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule last week and diagnosed Friday with prostate cancer. Dr. Mitchell Sokoloff said, for most men, usually the disease is detected in an earlier stage.

Massachusetts doctors say former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer is not curable, but it is treatable, emphasizing the importance of early screening in diagnosing prostate cancer.

From delayed surgeries to increased patient complications, the stakes of the anesthesia shortage could not be more clear. To address these stakes, nine leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the effects and consequences of the anesthesia shortage. 

Bristol Community College celebrated its 58th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, under the college’s solar canopies at the Bristol Fall River Campus. At the ceremony, Bristol awarded 881 degrees in Associate in Science, Associate in Arts and Associate in Applied Science.

At 81, Eileen Montecalvo made history at Worcester State University, earning her Master of Science in Nursing. She became the oldest graduate the school has ever seen.