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Centered on patient data-sharing between Baystate and tech giants Meta and Google, the suit could expose the hospital system to hundreds of millions in...
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The state tried to withhold information on how cities and towns are spending opioid remediation dollars. From non-spenders to funding of police, here’s what...
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“The Holyoke Fire Department would like to have sprinklers in all our buildings, but we are bound by the building code and the law,”...
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Baystate denies wrongdoing and says data from its public website doesn’t qualify as protected health information.
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Massachusetts residents and lawmakers are in a state of limbo waiting for updates on proposed federal cuts to Medicaid. They say the effects of...
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Last month, the state announced that cannabis products statewide might be contaminated with yeast and mold. Behind the scenes, a legal battle is playing...
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Lockheed Martin’s CEO sits on the board of Mass General Brigham, which owns Northampton’s Cooley Dickinson Hospital. That’s a “profound conflict of interest,” local...
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Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found a vocal ally in...
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Activists Call on Baystate Medical Center to Condemn Targeting of Medical Workers, Hospitals in Gaza
Medical professionals and others gathered to highlight the dire state of Gaza’s healthcare system and advocate for institutional solidarity. “If we were in Gaza,...
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Big spending may not be enough to legalize psychedelics. Mass. voters are still divided on Question 4, and not just for staunchly conservative reasons.
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The "temporary" closure of 20 beds by Trinity Health prompted nurses to speak out against negative impacts on patients.
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As inflation coincides with the rollback of pandemic aid programs, the Food Bank of Western Mass. says it is "blowing through" its rainy day...
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UMass Amherst economist Gerald Friedman shared his latest economic analysis of a single payer health care bill at an event on Wednesday. By Dusty...
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A local artist is capturing the beauty of unpaved accessible trails and advocating for more of these natural spaces for all. By Tommy Lee...
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MiraVista Behavioral Health Center’s closure of 57 beds for substance use treatment services will have “a terrible impact on the community,” one expert said....