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Email Hack At UMass Memorial Health Exposes Personal Information Of More Than 200,000 Patients
Hacker had access to emails for seven months, beginning in June of 2020. -
Boston doctor fined $6,000 for missing surgery for lunch
BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts' medical board has reprimanded and fined the head of spine surgery at Boston Medical Center after he left an operating… -
The U.S. needs more nurses, but nursing schools don't have enough slots
Struggle is nothing new to Foxx Whitford.He grew up desperately poor in Fairfield, Calif., losing a beloved brother to epilepsy and getting evicted from… -
A new law may limit surprise medical bills — here's how
Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical bills — those extra costs that can amount to hundreds or thousands of… -
Are Vaccine Mandates A Practical Solution For Hesitant Healthcare Workers?
Dr. Benjamin Linas said all healthcare workers need to be vaccinated, but practically, potential layoffs and staff shortages complicate vaccine mandates. -
Merck asks FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and… -
Mass. hospitals prepare to fire hundreds of unvaccinated workers
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts hospitals are preparing to fire hundreds of employees who fail to comply with COVID-19 vaccination requirements designed to… -
Health workers know what good care is. Pandemic burnout is getting in the way
The desperate and frantic pace of hospital work in 2020 in New York, the epicenter of the U.S. pandemic at the time, was more chaotic than anything… -
Diverse Boston Neighborhoods Recruited For Sweeping Study Of Genetics And Health Outcomes
The project is seeking one million participants who historically have been excluded from biomedical research. -
The Cost Of Forced Psychiatric Care Like Britney Spears Got Can Be Ruinous
When Britney Spears went before a judge in June, she bristled as she told of being forced into psychiatric care that cost her $60,000 a month. Though the…
