Health Department hosts free Covid, flu clinic
UPDATED: Are you still seeking to obtain a Covid-19 booster or flu shot? It's not too late. The Arlington Public Health Department is scheduled…
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Covid incidence May 11: Regional wastewater rate continues to fall
MWRA logo for illustration only UPDATED May 13: The reported Covid-19 infection rate in Middlesex County, which includes Arlington, has fallen yet again. This most…
Activists seek data about increased Covid-19 cases in town schools
The situation at Arlington Public Schools with regard to Covid-19 in recent days is reminiscent of the first line of a well-known protest song:…
Mount Auburn Hospital offered grants to nonprofits, until Jan. 24
Mount Auburn Hospital has announced plans to provide community health grants in the amount of up to $20,000 each to nonprofit organizations that offer…
As pandemic persists, so do school nurses
In image blurred for privacy, nurse checks for scoliosis in pandemic. A closer look at these 'invisible' public servants in Arlington As the overall…
Algal bloom at Lower Mystic Lake triggers no-swimming alert
The Arlington Board of Health has issued a public-health advisory for Lower Mystic Lake because of a visible algal bloom. The Board of Health…
Local therapist attains MDMA certification, hopes to help those with PTSD in future
Melissa Parker UPDATED Dec. 28: The head of a local nonprofit health organization recently completed training on using MDMA to treat people suffering from…
Health board to offer Narcan free, no questions asked
The Arlington Board of Health plans to offer free kits containing Narcan, an opioid antidote, through its Arlington Youth Health and Safety Coalition. The timing…
Town warns community of algae bloom at Menotomy Rocks Park
The Arlington Board of Health on July 21 issued a public health advisory for Hill’s Pond at Menotomy Rocks Park because of a visible…
New behavioral-health centers to serve Arlington in ’23
Advocates, a nonprofit human-services provider, has been designated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to operate community behavioral-health sites serving…