Deborah Becker

1 month ago | wbur.org | Deborah Becker

The Hampden County Sheriff's Department will pay $600,000 to a family trust and change how it provides addiction treatment and other medical care to prisoners as part of a settlement in a lawsuit over the death of woman in its custody. Madelyn Linsenmeir, 30, died in 2018 after she was arrested by Springfield police and was transferred to the Western Massachusetts Regional Women's Correctional Center.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Deborah Becker

A new federal report showing a dramatic drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. is welcome news for many Massachusetts addiction treatment providers, but they're concerned some of the same programs that helped reduce deaths are now jeopardized by proposed federal funding cuts. The Trump administration's budget plan released this month calls for $1.1 billion in reductions to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Deborah Becker

A Worcester woman taken into custody by immigration enforcement during a chaotic scene last week was separately arrested and charged with assaulting her daughter in February. Rosane Ferreira De Oliveira, 40, is facing charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon against a pregnant victim. In court records, police said she used a phone cord in the assault on her 16-year-old daughter. The mother's bail conditions stipulated that she not contact her daughter during the proceedings.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Ashley Locke |Deborah Becker

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the suicide and crisis lifeline. While President Trump wants to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse declining birth rates, his administration has also to better understand the health of new mothers.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Deborah Becker |Thomas Danielian

A new artificial intelligence algorithm can scan your face to determine your biological age. That information can be used to determine treatment options for a number of patients, including how aggressively to treat patients with diseases like cancer or other chronic illnesses.