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Norfolk County Sheriff's Office Hosts Braintree Blood Drive

The blood drive is scheduled for Thursday in partnership with the Braintree Rotary.

Peak Physical Therapy Establishes Prostatectomy Rehabilitation Program

Peak Physical Therapy & Sports Performance will assist patients scheduled for a prostatectomy in preparing for surgery and recovery.

Braintree Seasonal Flu Clinic Is Next Week

The flu clinic, to be hosted at Town Hall, is on the schedule for Oct. 30. Here's what to know.

Peak Physical Therapy & Sports Performance Offers Oncology Rehab

Peak has created a new program with physical therapy interventions for patients undergoing treatment for Oncology diagnoses.

Braintree Schedules October Flu Clinic

The Oct. 16 family clinic will be offered to adults and students in the fifth grade or later. Here's what to know.

Peak Physical Therapy & Sports Performance Expands "Return to Sports"

The unique program for athletes will now be offered at all of the Peak Clinics Across the South Shore

Peak Physical Therapy & Sports Performance Participates in Go Baby Go

The program custom modifies ride-on cars for children with limited mobility.

Braintree Health Department Offers Mosquito Tips

This comes just days after Eastern equine encephalitis was detected in the state for the first time in 2024, and much earlier than usual.

MA Saw A Drop In Overdose Deaths In 2023. What About Braintree?

Massachusetts opioid overdose deaths increased every year between 2019 and 2022, but dropped in 2023. Did Braintree follow the trend?

Excessive Alcohol Deaths Surged In MA During Pandemic, CDC Says

More than 3,000 people died of alcohol-related causes in 2021 and 2022, according to new data published by the CDC.

Blood Drive Scheduled For Braintree

An American Red Cross-sponsored blood drive will happen at Foster Veteran's Center this week. Here's what to know.

Blood Donations Fall To Emergency Levels: Where To Donate In Braintree

The weather has canceled hundreds of blood donations across the country in January, leaving hospitals in dire need of blood.

New COVID Variant Makes A Holiday Appearance: What To Know In MA

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has responded by reinstituting a mask requirement at the Boston hospital.

Nurses At Braintree Endoscopy Center Ratify Contract, Avoid Strike

Nurses at South Shore Endoscopy Center secured raises and a wage step scale. This avoids a strike at the center.

Braintree Hosts Seasonal Flu Clinic

The walk-in clinic is scheduled for this coming weekend at Braintree Town Hall. Here's what to know.

Peak Physical Therapy to Offer Intensive Pediatric Program

The unique model program is designed for infants through 12 year old patients with developmental conditions.

Lawsuit Filed After Compass Medical Suddenly Closes Doors In MA

The lawsuit comes after Compass closed practices in Braintree, East Bridgewater, Easton, Middleborough, Quincy and Taunton without notice.

Compass Medical To Close All Massachusetts Offices

The Quincy-based organization will close practices in Braintree, East Bridgewater, Easton, Middleborough, Quincy and Taunton.

South Shore Hospital Receives 'B' Mark In Patient Safety: Leapfrog

The healthcare nonprofit Leapfrog Group's spring 2023 hospital safety rankings grade dozens of hospitals in Massachusetts.

Peak Physical Therapy & Sports Performance Provides Pediatric Health

Pediatric Center in Braintree adds Pediatric Pelvic Health Services

Air Quality Alert Issued In Southeastern MA Due To Ozone

MassDEP is warning of higher ozone levels, which may be unhealthy for people with asthma, heart disease and other vulnerable groups.

Peak Physical Therapy & Sports Performance Expands Braintree Clinic

Peak Physical Therapy & Sports Performance has expanded their orthopedic clinic to include turf space for their Return to Sports Program.

Peak Physical Therapy Opens Pelvic Health Center In Braintree

The new health center expands the Peak Physical Therapy footprint at the 501 John Mahar Hwy. location.

City Of Braintree Hosts Seasonal Flu Clinic

The flu clinic is scheduled for Nov. 8. Here's what to know ahead of time.

Braintree Hosting October Flu Clinic

Braintree will be holding a walk-in seasonal flu clinic on Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Braintree Town Hall.

Braintree's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises To 9.45%

This week, the town reported a two-week case count of 108. The total positive test number reported was 119.

South Shore Hospital Center Achieves Accreditation For Bariatric Care

The facility was accredited as a comprehensive center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.

Braintree Resident Running For Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge Team

​Dawn Walsh of Braintree will be running as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 126th Boston Marathon on April 18

Braintree COVID-19 Metrics Continue Steady Improvement

Braintree had 68 coronavirus cases in the last two weeks, or 12.2 daily cases per 100,000 residents, down from 17.1 the prior week.

Braintree COVID-19 Positivity Rate Drops To Near 3%

In Braintree, the positive test rate decreased from 4.44 to 3.13 percent. The state positive test rate was 2.21 percent​, as of Thursday.

Positivity Rate For COVID-19 Drops Below 5% In Braintree

In Braintree, the positive test rate decreased from 6.73 to 4.44 percent. The state positive test rate was 2.76 percent, as of Thursday.

Braintree COVID-19 Rates Continue Declining

The positive test rate in Braintree decreased from 17.3 to 10.65 percent. As of Thursday, the state positive test rate was 5.89 percent.

Latest Hospital Capacity In Braintree Area

Updated federal data shows how many hospital beds are currently filled in Norfolk County.

Braintree Coronavirus Rates Show Signs Of Decline

The positive test rate in Braintree decreased from 22.96 to 17.32 percent. As of Thursday, the state positive test rate was 9.48 percent​.

Hospital Capacity In Braintree Area: See Latest Numbers

Updated federal data shows how many hospital beds are currently filled in Norfolk County and across MA.

Braintree Coronavirus Rates Fall, As State Sees Improvement

The positive test rate in Braintree was 22.96 percent, which is well above the statewide rate, still numbers headed in the right direction.

Braintree Holding Walk-In COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Clinic

To get the booster, residents must be 18 or older and have completed their COVID-19 vaccination series by Aug. 25.

Latest Hospital Capacity In Braintree Area

Here's how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Norfolk County and across MA.

How Close Are Braintree Area Hospitals To Capacity? Latest

Here's how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Norfolk County and across MA.

Flu Season Sends People To Their Doctors In Droves

Visits to the doctor for the flu haven't been this high since 2009.