UMass study: Ticks behind serious bacterial infections, meat allergies are in New England

Technology A sign warns hikers of potentially dangerous ticks. Adobe Stock Tick season is upon New England — and some unexpected visitors have come up north to join the usual crew, one study found. A University of Massachusetts Amherst center has found and …

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New England swamped by ‘serial killer’ fears amid string of deaths, Rhode Island police search for ‘clandestine’ graves

After reports of a New England serial killer went viral on social media, Rhode Island police conducted an exhaustive search for “clandestine” graves. The fear about a possible New England serial killer flared on Facebook, TikTok, and other social media …

Arrest Made in Homicide of New England Woman, Dismissing 'Serial Killer' Rumors

Police arrested a man on accusations he murdered a woman whose body was found in a suitcase near a cemetery in Groton, Conn. Police said the arrest dispels rumors about a serial killer in the area Since early March, other women's bodies have been found …

Paul Mauro weighs in on New England serial killer theory

New Study Shows Promise for Cancer Patients Avoiding Surgery

A promising new study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting shows that immunotherapy could help many cancer patients avoid surgery. Researchers found that 92 percent of patients who received only an immune-based …

A New Immune Treatment for Cancer

In a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting, researchers report encouraging early results from research investigating a potential way to help some cancer patients avoid surgery. According to the results of the …

Thousands of playing fields ‘may be lost’ if Sport England stripped of planning role

Thousands of playing fields could be lost to housing if the government strips Sport England of its role in national planning policy, campaigners have warned. As part of the national planning and infrastructure bill the government has said it wants to “ …

Number of children in short-term housing in England to rise 26% by 2029, analysis shows

More than 200,000 children will be living in short-term emergency accommodation in England to keep them off the streets by the end of this parliament, according to projections by the housing charity Shelter. The analysis shows that 206,000 children will be …

‘The room has started cracking’: concern at condition of stopgap housing in England

In his role as handyman at a guesthouse being used to house homeless people, Ricky Lee had keys to every bedroom. He had previously been placed at Eastfield guesthouse in Peterborough as a homeless person himself, and had moved into a caravan in the …