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The Massachusetts pot industry anxious after threats of federal crackdown

Marijuana companies can begin applying for Massachusetts recreational licenses in April and open stores in July, but federal changes this month indicating a shift toward a strict application of federal drug law law are threatening to derail the budding industry.

Behavioral health organization to close Worcester site

Behavioral and mental health services organization Pathways by Molina, former Hanover Insurance CEO Joseph Zubretsky's new employer, is closing its Worcester and Springfield locations.

UMass Medical researchers conducting global research

Their work may not yield patents worth billions, but UMass Medical School researchers are conducting ambitious work trying to solve problems on the other side of the planet.

Telegram parent being outbid for Boston Herald

A Los Angeles-based investment group has filed a $5.75 million bid to purchase the Boston Herald newspaper in an attempt to outbid GateHouse Media's $5 million offer.
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Group insurance discounts preserved by last-minute law

Homeowners and motorists benefiting from group insurance discounts might not have known that a 44-year-old state law threatened to increase their premiums. That possibility was avoided Friday with a stroke of Gov. Charlie Baker's pen.

Facing hikes, many exchange shoppers should look elsewhere

Up to 70,000 people in Massachusetts who buy health plans through the state exchange will see premium increases of 25 percent or more.

Can freezing eggs freeze time?

There are more local options for women when it comes to issues of timing, such as the retrieval, freezing and preservation of ovarian eggs for later fertilization.

Insurance coverage discounts at risk

Massachusetts drivers and homeowners risk losing out on millions of dollars' worth of insurance coverage discounts if...
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As the banking industry consolidates, loans will increase

With the American economy humming along at a steady rate – with job rates, household spending and consumer confidence all up – financial institutions lent more in 2017 than at any year since before the Great Recession, according to the Federal Reserve.

Growing pains will continue for the healthiest state in 2018

The United Health Foundation dubbed Massachusetts America's healthiest state. But challenges remain, including a high rate of drug overdose deaths and preventable hospitalizations.
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