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A new strategy to attack aggressive brain cancer shrank tumors in early test at MGHResearchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania revved up immune cells that shrank an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor when tested in a handful of patients....HealthMar 14, 2024
Mistreatment persists at Bridgewater State Hospital, report saysThe report, from the Disability Law Center, found patients at Bridgewater State Hospital were subjected to illegally forced medication injections, violence from staff, lack of medical care, inappropriate medication for...HealthMar 13, 2024
Mass General, Brigham and Women's hospitals promise closer collaborationTwo of Boston’s biggest and most prominent academic medical centers on Wednesday promised to work more closely together, combining clinical departments in what they’re describing as an effort to improve...HealthMar 13, 2024
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Mass. hospitals feeling fiscal pinch from Change Healthcare cyber breachThe debilitating cyberattack on Change Healthcare last month is costing the Massachusetts health care system about $24 million a day, and care providers are looking to health insurers for financial...HealthMar 12, 2024
Distressed Steward Health may have a buyer for St. Anne's Hospital in Fall RiverSouthcoast Health has become the first Massachusetts health care provider to express interest in acquiring a hospital from Steward Health Care, the troubled for-profit company looking to exit the state.HealthMar 8, 2024
Sen. Warren cautions seniors about Medicare Advantage plansAn estimated 31 million Americans are covered by the plans nationally, including about 1.4 million people in Massachusetts.HealthMar 5, 2024
What we know — and don't know — about the benefits of vitamin DWith the end of winter around the corner, I figured this might be a moment when people might have vitamin D on the mind. So I called Brigham and Women’s...HealthMar 5, 2024
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Steward hospital chain's financial woes could spread to other statesSteward operates more than 30 hospitals nationwide, and its finances are deeply entangled with one of the largest owners of hospital real estate in the country, raising questions about how...HealthFeb 23, 2024
Steward Health Care has kept financial information secret for years. Now, it faces a demandMassachusetts requires all hospital systems to disclose detailed financial statements every year. But almost a decade ago, Steward stopped complying with this rule, according to state officials. Steward failed to...ResumeHealth02:47Feb 23, 2024
Community behavioral health centers in Mass. see big demand for one-stop mental health careThe 26 centers, spread across Massachusetts, are part of a state initiative to increase access to mental health care.ResumeHealth07:01Feb 22, 2024
Financial update spells more uncertainty for Steward's Mass. hospitalsSteward Health Care's landlord, Medical Properties Trust (MPT), said Wednesday it has started a process to sell or find new tenants for facilities including those operated by the financially troubled...HealthFeb 21, 2024
Study: 42% of American adults know someone who died from an overdoseAn estimated 42% of adults in the U.S. — roughly 125 million people — know at least one person who has died of a drug overdose, according to a RAND...ResumeHealth03:55Feb 21, 2024
New day shelter opens in Chelsea, as state shelters remain fullLa Colaborativa plans to open a new day shelter Tuesday in Chelsea to provide services for up to 200 people. The shelter is supported by a state grant administered by...HealthFeb 19, 2024
U.S. Rep. Lynch: Financing deal is 'not enough' to keep all Steward hospitals openSteward Health Care is attempting to sell some of its assets to shore up its finances, but the company may still be unable to continue operating all nine of its...HealthFeb 16, 2024
Pregnant newcomers to Mass. can face hurdles when seeking careAs Massachusetts grapples with an increase in new immigration, medical care is one of the challenges. This is particularly true for people who are pregnant. Patients and medical teams report...ResumeHealth05:28Feb 15, 2024
State officials step up monitoring of ailing Steward Health CarePublic Health Commissioner Goldstein says hospital closures are likely as a result of the company's financial troubles.HealthFeb 14, 2024
As Steward Health flails, once-supporters of Ralph de la Torre now criticize the CEOMany in the health care industry were unwilling to speak on the record about de la Torre, but in a dozen interviews, some blamed the company's flagging finances on greed....ResumeHealth04:45Feb 6, 2024