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For a preview, WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes was joined by Jen McCaffrey, the Red Sox beat writer with The Athletic.

Massachusetts health care workers face risks every day, including physical and verbal assaults from patients.

These incidents, which can range from a shove or a kick to verbal harassment and even threats by patients, are likely being undercounted, according to hospital officials.

After 20 years of unparalleled success together, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will be back on the same football field Sunday night for the first time since Brady left for Tampa.

Cathryn Hampson of North Middlesex Regional School District and Linda Cahill of Brockton Public Schools say school nurses go from COVID testing of students to contact tracing, to screening sick kids to communicating with frustrated and overwhelmed parents.

The new season that kicked off last night is also the first for the BSO's new president and CEO, Gail Samuel.

Thousands of Massachusetts homeowners could see major changes to their flood insurance rates starting Friday. FEMA estimates most will see decreases or modest increases. But 12% will see a hike of more than $120 a year.

For a preview, ESPN's Mike Reiss joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to discuss.

In announcing the move Thursday, the company said the main reason for the move is pending legislation in Massachusetts.

Local researchers are looking to understand why some people are more likely to develop diseases than others.