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The Great Suburban Healthcare Hunt
See the 2021 list of Top Doctors Well, you finally did it: You won the cutthroat suburban bidding wars, booked the moving truck, and now, […]
Inside Boston’s Looming Mental Health Crisis
Read more about Boston’s mental health crisis If I asked how you are doing today, how would you answer? You might say “pretty well”—after all, […]
As Coronavirus Surge Approaches, Hospitals Brace for the Impact
We’ve been trapped inside for three weeks. The number of diagnosed coronavirus cases in the state is still climbing, by nearly 1,000 cases a day. […]
David Ortiz Is “Resting Comfortably” at Mass General after another Surgery
After arriving in Boston last night and undergoing surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, David Ortiz is “stable, awake, and resting comfortably,” his wife Tiffany Ortiz […]
Partners CEO David Torchiana Will Reportedly Step Down
Partners HealthCare CEO David Torchiana, head of the region’s most prominent hospitals and sixth most powerful person in Boston, has announced his resignation suddenly, the Boston Globe reports. […]
MGH Doctor Says She was Racially Profiled on a Delta Flight
A doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital says she is still disappointed with Delta after the airline apologized for questioning her credentials when she tried to […]
Boston Hospitals Fined $1 Million for How They Handled Health Info for an ABC Show
Three Massachusetts hospitals settled for a combined $1 million for the way they handled access to patients’ medical information on the ABC TV show “Save My Life: […]
Massachusetts General Hospital Ranks Fourth in Nation Across All Specialties
The Best Hospitals ranking came out this week from U.S. News & World Report, and Boston healthcare has made multiple lists. But the highest rank might have […]
Partners Healthcare Is Laying Off 100 Employees and Outsourcing the Work to India
Partners Healthcare, which is Massachusetts’ largest employer and oversees some of its most renowned hospitals, is laying off 100 coders and outsourcing their jobs to workers […]
Partners HealthCare Reveals Data Breach
Hospitals are supposed to fix what ails you, but some Partners HealthCare patients are now dealing with a massive headache. On Monday, the nonprofit health […]
A Shortage of IV Fluid Is Hitting Massachusetts Hospitals
A shortage of bags containing IV fluid touched off by hurricane damage in Puerto Rico has hit hospitals around the country, and institutions like […]
New Machine Learning Model Could Accurately Detect Breast Cancer
Harnessing the power of machine learning, Boston researchers hope to change breast cancer detection techniques for the better. Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital and MIT’s […]
Why Are Boston’s Nurses So Damn Angry?
Boston leads the world when it comes to healthcare. So why are our caregivers so damn angry?
Mass General Staffers Are Helping Hurricane Victims
With Hurricane Irma set to hit Florida early next week and southern Texas still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, Massachusetts General Hospital is lending a helping […]
Massachusetts General Hospital Ranked Fourth Best in the Nation
The release of U.S. News & World Report’s influential best hospital rankings is like Christmas morning here in Boston. And this year, as usual, the list […]