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Compass Medical closure sends shockwaves through already struggling health care system

The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.

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Compass Medical closure sends shockwaves through already struggling health care system
The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.

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Compass Medical closure sends shockwaves through already struggling health care system

The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Mass. has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for care.

Tell us how you’ve been affected by the closure of Compass Medical facilities

The abrupt closure of a large physician group in southeast Massachusetts has sent patients and nearby facilities scrambling as groups try to coordinate where patients should go for future health care.

Air quality alert issued for parts of Mass. after smoke from Nova Scotia wildfires arrives in area

Officials in Massachusetts issued an air quality alert for parts of the state Thursday, citing “smoke from Nova Scotia wildfires” that continues to affect the Commonwealth.

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Jeremiah Oliver, 5, was trying to protect his mother from her boyfriend before killing, prosecutors say

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