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Steward hospital sales take effect Monday. Here’s what that means for health care in Massachusetts.
Steward Health Care leaves behind a hospital landscape that has been weakened by the company's meltdown and its closure of five hospitals over the past decade.
FDA approves the first new schizophrenia drug in decades
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first novel antipsychotic treatment in decades, a drug developed to treat schizophrenia without disabling side effects like weight gain.
MGH promises nurse practitioners raises after workers sought unions’ help
The parent organization of Massachusetts General Hospital has now pledged to boost pay for the hospital’s 1,000 nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as well.
There’s a new interim CEO at MassDevelopment as Dan O’Connell leaves after five months on the job
Deputy director Marcos Marrero will take over O’Connell’s responsibilities as the CEO search continues for one of the state’s largest economic development agencies.
Longtime local law firm Burns & Levinson shuts its doors
The closure after 64 years in business was widely expected in Boston’s tight-knit legal circles after dozens of lawyers left for other opportunities.
Beth Israel Lahey Health announces layoffs
A spokesperson for the system, which operates 14 hospitals in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, declined to say which facilities were losing jobs, nor the type of roles they were cutting.
40-story building with housing, hotel, and retail space is planned near North Station in Boston
The project would be the latest section of Causeway Street and the Bulfinch Triangle to transform with new development.
Drones might be the answer to safer bike lanes in Somerville
Three miles from where a cyclist was struck and killed on Monday, researchers from UMass Amherst are conducting a study on how to make bike lanes safer, using drones and AI software.
State formally seizes St. Elizabeth’s from Steward landlord
While the state can unilaterally take the property, the price tag is expected to result in a lengthy legal battle.
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Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
Former president Donald Trump has proposed a 60 percent tariff on goods from China and a 20 percent tariff on everything else the United States imports.
Mass. health officials investigate Tenet hospitals in Framingham, Natick, and Worcester
Nurses alleged that cost-saving measures at Framingham Union Hospital have harmed patients. Complaints at St. Vincent Hospital and Leonard Morse Hospital are also being investigated.
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What ever happened to TV meteorologist R.J. Heim?
If you’re a close observer of TV news in Rhode Island, you might have noticed that well-known Channel 10 meteorologist R.J. Heim has been off air for more than a year.
FDA approves the first new schizophrenia drug in decades
The new drug was developed by Boston biotech company Karuna Therapeutics, which was acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb.
How a ‘well-known secret’ in Massachusetts cannabis testing is obscuring what’s in your weed
The state's cannabis testing system is poorly designed and enforced, leaving companies essentially free to shop around for favorable lab results for potency and contaminant levels.
Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars
The government’s case alleges Google has built and maintained an illegal monopoly that restricts choices and inflates costs for online publishers and advertisers.