Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to provisional CDC data.
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Nantucket is testing wastewater for cocaine, fentanyl, meth: ‘Very helpful for both residents and first responders’
Nantucket is testing wastewater for cocaine, fentanyl, meth: ‘Very helpful for both residents and first responders’
Mass General Brigham planning hundreds of layoffs
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.
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.
