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Friday, September 3, 2010

North Adams nurses reach tentative labor deal

By Associated Press
NORTH ADAMS - Unionized nurses at North Adams Regional Hospital have reached a tentative agreement with hospital management on a new labor contract. The...

Workers’ health costs up

By Associated Press
Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees...

NH jury deliberates federal drug liability case

By Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire woman is seeking more than $24 million in damages from the maker of a prescription drug she took to ease shoulder...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

NOW, union blast Levy, Beth Israel board

Paul Levy
By Christine McConville
A women’s advocacy group blasted Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for not...
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SJC: Physician misconduct no exception to patient privacy

By Kyle Cheney / State House News Service
Investigations into physician misconduct are not valid exceptions to patient privacy laws, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled...

Double hand transplant patient shows new hands

Dr. Richard Edwards scratches his face with one of his new hands during a news conference at Jewish Hospital, in Louisville Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
By Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic"...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Pfizer to buy Cambridge-based FoldRX

By Herald Wire Services
Pfizer Inc. has agreed to buy closely held FoldRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. as it looks to expand into medicines for rare disorders. FoldRx, based in Cambridge,...

Audit: Mass. may be losing millions on MRI’s

State Auditor Joseph DeNucci
By Associated Press
State Auditor Joseph DeNucci has released a report saying Massachusetts may be losing...

Readers in a rage over hidden hospital room fee

UMass Memorial Medical Center.
By Christine McConville / The Pulse
A Lenox woman protesting a $133 “room rental” bill from UMass Memorial...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Hospital visit double trouble for uninsured patient

UMass Memorial Medical Center
By Christine McConville / The Pulse
Any day now, UMass Memorial Medical Center CEO John O’Brien will receive a...

CVS to pay $2.65M in Mass. drug costs

Martha Coakley.
By Donna Goodison
CVS will pay $2.65 million to settle allegations that it overcharged Massachusetts...

Cambridge Hospital’s nurses win labor flap

By Donna Goodison
Cambridge Hospital nurses declared victory yesterday in their labor battle against the Cambridge Health Alliance over cuts...

FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants...
Monday, August 30, 2010

State board backs nurses against Cambridge Health Alliance

By Donna Goodison
The Cambridge Health Alliance has been dealt a blow by the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board in its labor battle against...

Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising

By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday,...


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