Health Care

Quietly, while Massachusetts health priorities have been focused on opioids and vaping, an outbreak has led to hundreds of hospitalizations and spurred health officials to alert the public to use more precautions.

Nurses and supporters held a candlelight vigil at the Leominster campus of UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital.

More than two out of five home health agency executives plan to expand their service offerings in the next two years, according to a survey from Framingham industry analysis firm Definitive Healthcare.

Spectrum Health Systems, a Worcester addiction treatment nonprofit, is partnering with Milford Regional Medical Center to provide medication-assisted treatment in the hospital's emergency department.

An effort by a Massachusetts coalition of nursing homes to secure funding for nursing home patients appears to be headed for the ballot.

Quest Diagnostics has acquired the lab services of Boston Clinical Laboratories of Waltham.

A new bill before state lawmakers on the Public Health Committee would allow pharmacists to dispense a 72-hour supply of insulin to a patient in an emergency situation.

Even amidst a wave of closures, usage rates at nursing homes in Massachusetts that are still open are declining and operating margins are plunging, according to a new report.

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals of Marlborough is seeking for the second time U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new drug aimed at helping Parkinson's disease patients.

Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation Wednesday putting Massachusetts on the forefront nationally in responding to rising vaping use, particularly among youth, by sharply limiting the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and giving regulators power to put in place other measures.