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Cases of babesiosis, a deadly tickborne disease, are on the rise in New England
Most people are familiar with Lyme disease, but a rarer, more severe tickborne disease is sending more people to the hospital. -
4 concerns women in Massachusetts want state lawmakers to address
The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women held a public briefing on Thursday on potential legislative solutions to several issues. -
Tewksbury Hospital staff raise alarm about violent patient encounters
Nurses and health professionals picketed Monday to draw attention to an increasing number of workplace violence incidences and nurse retention issues at the state’s facility. -
Black women in Massachusetts invited to take part in groundbreaking cancer study
Providers and survivors say this is a step toward equity and turning around the high mortality rate for Black women with breast cancer -
Warren, Markey knock 'looting' of health care by private equity
The U.S. senators are looking for ways to prevent situations like Steward Health Care's financial crisis from happening again. -
Auge de los negocios en el Boston Harbor hace que las comunidades portuarias paguen los costes sanitarios
Massport ha invertido recientemente cientos de millones de dólares en la ampliación de la terminal para poder recibir más buques y de mayor tamaño procedentes de más puertos de todo el mundo. -
Lawmakers zero in on private equity in health care amid Steward troubles
Legislative leaders tasked the Health Policy Commission with investigating potential gaps in the state's regulatory framework and ways to prevent a repeat of the problems at Steward facilities. -
Diet, medication, and surgery can help people of color with obesity
Black Americans are more likely to have obesity than white Americans. Why is this, and how can people with obesity address it? -
Healey's office says Steward provided 'insufficient' financial info, must leave Mass.
Gov. Maura Healey gave the beleaguered health care system until the end of the day Friday to provide details about its finances. -
A year after fire, Brockton Hospital aims to reopen in the spring
One year after a 10-alarm fire forced the evacuation of 162 patients and left the South Shore without much-needed hospital beds, Brockton Hospital says it plans to reopen in the late spring.
