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Embattled Mental Health Provider Faces New Fine From OSHA
The federal agency that monitors workplace dangers has issued a $207,000 fine against a private psychiatric hospital in Lowell for failing to protect its… -
Pembroke Hospital cuts psychiatric beds after staffing criticism
A for-profit psychiatric hospital that’s faced repeated criticism has reduced its patient capacity by more than a third. -
Renovation boom revives a deadly demon for Massachusetts workers
Thousands of workers are routinely exposed to danger asbestos without adequate safety protections. The gap between regulation and on-the-ground conditions at job sites can lead to incurable cancer. -
OSHA launches four more investigations at Arbour psychiatric hospitals
The federal agency that monitors workplace dangers has launched investigations into four Boston-area psychiatric hospitals owned by the largest private… -
Loopholes in national railroad policy take communities by surprise
Click here to read this story backed up by primary documents. GRAFTON, Mass. — In early 2012, residents of this sleepy town began to notice an unusual… -
Rail safety fact check: Fires, spills up despite industry claims
Despite the terrible derailment of an Amtrak train last week and a spate of other fiery accidents involving trains carrying flammable crude oil — five so… -
Unexplained infant deaths to be reported to state social workers
Social workers will be routinely alerted to investigate all unexplained infant deaths in Massachusetts for signs of abuse and neglect, according to new… -
Mass. state lawmaker urges action on elder abuse
A state lawmaker is urging Bay State officials to do more to help the growing number of exploited and abused elders in Massachusetts. Rep. James O’ Day, a… -
Number of children placed in Mass. foster care rises sharply
The number of troubled children in Massachusetts taken out of their homes and placed under state supervision rose steeply in the past year, according to a… -
Sudden infant death: Agency-linked babies more at risk
Three months after her baby girl’s death, Andrea LaVigne of Grafton says she still doesn’t know what caused her one-month-old’s heart to stop while they…