Mass General Brigham announced mass layoffs aimed to bridge a $250 million budget gap projected over the next two years in a letter to employees Monday — meaning potentially hundreds of firings may be quickly coming down the line.
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Norovirus cases reportedly surge in Massachusetts, nasty stomach bug spreading across country: ‘Practice good hand hygiene’
Norovirus cases reportedly surge in Massachusetts, nasty stomach bug spreading across country: ‘Practice good hand hygiene’
Herb Chambers makes massive, $100M gift to Mass General Hospital to fund cancer care
Boston area car dealer and philanthropist Herb Chambers has donated $100 million to Massachusetts General Hospital, according to an announcement Monday.
Two Massachusetts scientists receive Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of microRNA
Two Massachusetts scientists have been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their role in the discovery of microRNA — key to the understanding of gene regulation and potential treatments of heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and more.
Brigham and Women’s study: Drug-free nasal spray could protect against COVID, flu
A new study found a new drug-free nasal spray may protect against respiratory infections like COVID and the flu, Brigham and Women’s Hospital stated in a release Wednesday.
Steward Health Care CEO de la Torre could face contempt charge for ignoring subpoena
A day after an attorney wrote that Steward Health Care’s CEO won’t be at a congressional hearing next week despite being subpoenaed, lawmakers said they’re working on a contempt citation against the embattled leader.
