FITCHBURG — Early voting has begun in Massachusetts and among the contested seats in the Legislature is a race between Democratic incumbent state Sen. John Cronin and Republican challenger Nicholas Pirro for the Worcester & Middlesex District seat.
Health care
Editorial: Will hospitals’ dire financial state move lawmakers to act?
The financial collapse of Steward Health Care, which has dominated the headlines over the past several months, has overshadowed the operating struggles experienced by several other of the state’s medical facilities. That “deeply troubling trend” emerged from new financial data released by a state agency, which found that more than half of acute-care hospitals in […]
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.
‘It is just as we thought it would be’: Fire chiefs lament impacts of NVMC closure
It has been a little more than a week since the Aug. 31 closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center, and some local fire officials are already seeing the consequences.
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.
