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Nurses group opposes staffing ballot question

The Massachusetts chapter of the American Nurses Association has joined a coalition opposing a ballot question to mandate nurse staffing ratios in Bay State hospitals.

Marlborough drugmaker to focus on lucrative cancer treatment

Marlborough drugmaker RXi Pharmaceuticals is shifting its business strategy to focus on the development of the most potentially lucrative of its three treatment areas.

Clinton hospital to close endoscopy unit

The endoscopy unit at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Clinton Hospital will close later this month due to what UMass says is a staffing issue.

CVS planning 42 Mass. drug disposal centers

Forty-two new disposal units are planned at CVS pharmacies in Massachusetts to make it easier for people to safely get rid of unwanted, unused or expired medications.

Pulse Check: Widest hospital margins

These area hospitals had the largest total margins in FY2016

People on the Move

Dr. Mary Kay Myers has joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group. Myers earned her medical degree from the Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago and completed her residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center at The New York Hospital. She is welcoming new patients at the Milford and Worcester Medical Center offices.

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