Health Care

The Public Health Council voted to impose conditions on a pending merger of Beth Israel Deaconess and Lahey Health to improve patient access to care and limit potential cost escalation.

The Massachusetts Health Connector agreed to an alliance with a federal agency to help spread information to companies about its insurance program for businesses with 50 or fewer employees.

Worcester has gotten a $745,000 share of U.S. Department of Justice funding to help fight opioid addiction through prevention, treatment and enforcement.

If a statewide ballot question passes in November mandating certain nurse-to-patient ratios, annual costs would rise by up to $949 million a year, a state board reported Wednesday.

Central Massachusetts providers say there appears to be a growing problem of substance misuse among older adults.

Worcester's AdCare Hospital has appointed a new CFO in Marcella Rivard.

Massachusetts voters are split over a ballot question limiting how many patients nurses can be assigned to in hospitals, according to new poll results.

UMass Memorial Health Care has created an opioid task force to collect data on opioid use, establish priorities for patient care initiatives and catalog efforts to prevent and treat opioid use.

The misuse of prescription opioids and heroin use is one of the most significant health threats today, but there are steps any community can take.

Fewer adults today say they're dieting. But dietitians serve to answer questions from those who can be confused by conflicting or shifting trends.