Markey and Warren condemn Steward’s CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena

BOSTON — Several political leaders, including Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, attacked the…

Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling…

Oregon hospital hit with $303M lawsuit after a nurse is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water

MEDFORD, Ore. — Attorneys representing both living and deceased patients of an Oregon hospital filed a…

Judge allows smoking to continue in Atlantic City casinos, dealing blow to workers

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A judge on Friday allowed smoking to continue in Atlantic City’s casinos,…

Patients will suffer with bankrupt health care firm’s closure of Massachusetts hospitals, staff say

AYER, Mass. — When Christina Hernon was 5, her throat swelled shut from an infection and…

EEE, West Nile, malaria: Know the difference between these mosquito-borne diseases

The world’s deadliest animal can be squashed flat with a quick slap: It’s the mosquito. The…

Pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in Michigan deaths from meningitis outbreak

A Massachusetts pharmacist pleaded no contest Thursday to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 11 people…

Pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in 11 Michigan deaths linked to 2012 US meningitis outbreak

Pharmacist pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in 11 Michigan deaths linked to 2012 US meningitis…

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target…

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines as summer wave continues

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines as summer wave continues