Health Care

Massachusetts nursing homes that are most dependent on Medicaid funding score the lowest in staffing hours, overall quality and consumer satisfaction, according to data released Wednesday by the senior care industry.

An agreement has been reached to put limits on first-time opioid prescriptions and use additional screening of students and emergency room patients for signs of addiction.

A new resolution has been passed in support of legislation that could push 841 Worcester gas leaks that cost consumers about $3 million a year to be fixed.

A new study has pointed to a need to change federal and state laws to enable easier sharing of substance abuse treatment information so patients can be treated in a more holistic way.

The Massachusetts smoking age would rise to 21 and pharmacies would be banned from selling cigarettes and other tobacco products under a new bill.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is calling for greater investments in its area's Internet infrastructure, during a time where the city of Worcester is expanding its own broadband network.

The rate of spending on research and development in Massachusetts outpaced that of its peer states with vibrant technology sectors as the innovation economy grew by more than $25 billion from 2009 to 2014.

A new study out from UMass Medical School and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation explores the reasons why 200,000 Massachusetts residents still have no insurance despite continued health care reform.

As part of ongoing contract negotiations, 10,000 union Stop & Shop employees have voted to authorize a strike.

Amid growing political and industry pressure to suppress the rising costs of prescription drugs, leaders in the...