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Mass General Brigham and nurses fail to reach contract agreement as strike looms

The unionized Brigham nurses are scheduled to begin an open-ended strike on Thursday. Unionized nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham management could not reach an agreement during Monday’s 15-hour bargaining session as the union’s Thursday strike looms. The 28th bargaining session between the...

Boston, MA · 3d

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Massachusetts launches pilot program to bring military medics to hospitals

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll administration has announced plans to launch a new pilot program designed to create a career pathway for military medics in Massachusetts civilian health care settings. The Military to Medicine initiative will allow a limited number of eligible veterans who served as military medics to...

Massachusetts · 3d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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‘Fear of the unknown’: Patient families anxious as Brigham and Women’s nurse strike looms

Nurses from Brigham and Women’s Hospital are set to walk off the job on Thursday after their union was unable to come to an agreement on a new contract with the hospital system.

Boston, MA · 3d

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Kiersten Anderson Wins 2026 Oncology Social Worker of the Year

There is always more to the story than just the award. Kiersten Anderson, MSW ’19, is no exception. Anderson was named 2026 Oncology Social Worker of the Year at the Association of Oncology Social Workers’ (AOSW) annual conference this past June, but the award followed years of hard work.

Boston, MA · 5d

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ASCO Quality Care 2026: Closing the Gap Between Evidence and Practice

A Columbia nurse scientist shares her takeaways from the 2026 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, from geriatric assessment to care across the age span. Effective cancer treatments and evidence-based assessments are only as good as the care delivery systems that bring them to every patient, according to Melissa P. Beauchemin, PhD, RN, CPNP, CPON, FAAN, who shared her takeaways from the 2026 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, held October 16 to 17 in Boston and online.

Boston, MA · 4d

WPRI 12 News

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Brigham & Women's nurses return to negotiating table ahead of Thursday strike deadline

Boston, MA · 4d

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Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care Launches Membership-Based Primary Care Practice in Cranston

PROVIDENCE, RI – Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care (BHMGPC), the largest primary care group in Rhode Island, has introduced Primary Care Select, a new membership-based primary care service option in Cranston to further expand its care options available to Rhode Islanders. “To meet patient demand for primary care...

Cranston, RI · 4d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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Last-ditch negotiations underway to avert indefinite strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

A last-ditch effort to avoid a nurse’s strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital was underway Monday.

Boston, MA · 4d

publichealthpost.org

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Food Is Medicine: Incorporating Pantries into Clinical Care

Food is increasingly recognized as a critical component of health care. The Food Is Medicine (or Food as Medicine) movement builds on this recognition by integrating food-based interventions into clinical care to help patients prevent and manage health conditions. Alongside medically tailored meals, groceries, and produce prescriptions, food pantries located in hospitals and clinics allow providers to address patients’ nutritional needs as part of their medical care.

Boston, MA · 4d

The Standard-Times

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Southcoast Health brings advanced heart scans to Fairhaven site

Southcoast Health has launched a cardiac PET/CT program in Fairhaven that gives patients access to advanced heart imaging without traveling outside the region. The program is available at 208 Mill Road, according to a community announcement. Cardiac PET/CT scans evaluate blood flow to the heart and can help diagnose significant heart problems. The technology also gives cardiac patients who cannot participate in a traditional treadmill heart stress test another option for diagnostic imaging. “Establishing this program further demonstrates how Southcoast Health continues to lead the way in providing expert clinical care in a community health setting. This technology is used at major tertiary centers, and now we have everything we need for diagnostic cardiac imaging and treatment all in one place,” said M. Wajid Baig, MD, medical director of Nuclear Cardiology at Southcoast Health. What cardiac PET/CT scans can detect Southcoast Health is using cardiac PET/CT imaging to evaluate coronary artery disease, chest pain or suspected angina, previous heart attacks, heart failure, microvascular disease and balanced ischemia, among other conditions. The technology provides myocardial perfusion imaging to identify blockages. It also measures blood supply in the coronary artery, which can help diagnose heart disease affecting smaller blood vessels. “Adopting this

Fairhaven, MA · 7d

Martha's Vineyard Times

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Aquatic pollution concerns persist for Jordan’s Nursery

Ways to mitigate excessive loads of nitrogen spilling into Lagoon Pond from a new nursery in Oak Bluffs was top of mind for commissioners at a hearing last week, particularly with lingering questions of potential employee housing not yet built. The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) continued its hearing for Jordan’s...

Oak Bluffs, MA · 7d

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Rep. Worrell Wants Legislation To Look Into Pharmacy Deserts

Pharmacist Mike Wilson has managed to keep the lights on at Dorchester Ave’s Crawford Drug by offering services that chain stores won’t match. His store near St. Mark’s church section is an oasis in a neighborhood that has, increasingly, become part of a larger “pharmacy desert” in Boston.

Boston, MA · 6d

Fox Business

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CVS announces major breakup, pharmacy expert weighs impact on consumers

CVS Health breakup will create separate pharmacy and healthcare companies as industry expert weighs the impact on prescription drug prices, pharmacies and patients.

Woonsocket, RI · 8d

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Downtown Crossing Clinic to Close Dec. 18 as Its Building Is Set for Housing Conversion

Patients of MGH Downtown Associates have until Dec. 18 to plan for the closure of the primary-care practice at 294 Washington Street. The Boston Globe reported that Mass General Brigham is ending the practice, which has served the neighborhood for more than two decades, and that developer Synergy plans to convert the building to apartments. The Globe estimated that 8,000 to 10,000 patients will be affected.

Boston, MA · 9d

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The U.S. health care system prioritizes profits over people. A Brookline author examined how we got here.

High prescription costs, battles with insurance and class-dependent health outcomes define the American health care experience. How did it get like this?. Harvard public health professor and Brookline resident John E. McDonough sought to answer that question in his new book, “America’s Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era.” Published in August by Johns Hopkins University Press, the book covers 40 years of free market policy decisions that caused the shift to a profit-driven health care industry.

Brookline, MA · 8d

KevinMD.com

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Workplace violence in health care is a patient safety issue

Massachusetts lawmakers are now working to reconcile House and Senate versions of legislation that would require health care employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention programs. It is an issue that those of us who have spent our careers in health care know well. I’ve been a nurse for...

Massachusetts · 9d

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Southcoast Health Launches Cardiac PET/CT Program Making Diagnosis of Significant Heart Problems Easier

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. – Southcoast Health recently established a Cardiac PET/CT program, allowing patients to access advanced imaging technology at 208 Mill Road in Fairhaven. Acardiac PET/CT scan is one of the most accurate noninvasive tests for evaluatingblood flow to the heart, making diagnosis of significant heart problems easier for patients. This new program enables cardiac patients who cannot participate in a traditional treadmill heart stress test to receive advanced care without having to travel outside the region.

Fairhaven, MA · 9d

Turnto10.com

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CVS Health announces it will split its pharmacy and insurance businesses

(WJAR) — Woonsocket-based CVS said Wednesday that it will separate its pharmacy chain from its insurance business. The split will create two independent companies: one will be its national retail pharmacy chain, and the other will house its health care insurance businesses. The move is expected to be completed...

Woonsocket, RI · 9d

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Norwood Hospital Dedicates New Meditation Room and Garden in Ceremony-November 4, 1985

Hospital Dedicates Non-Denominational Space and Illuminated Garden for Reflection. Surrounded by approximately 125 guests, hospital staff, and community leaders, Norwood Hospital formally dedicated its newly completed meditation room and adjoining garden during ceremonies yesterday at noon. Designed to serve as a quiet sanctuary for prayer and reflection rather than a...

Norwood, MA · 11d

The Herald News

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Swansea nurse honored for 20 years at HopeHealth

Swansea resident Catherine Feeley was recognized for 20 years of service with HopeHealth during an employee Service Awards Celebration on Oct. 29. Feeley is a licensed practical nurse with HopeHealth, according to a community announcement. The Providence-based nonprofit provides hospice and palliative care in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The annual celebration honors professionals who provide comfort, dignity and hope to patients and their loved ones. This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct . This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Swansea nurse honored for 20 years at HopeHealth

Swansea, MA · 10d