| UMass Medical School hosting RNA conference UMass Medical School is expecting to host more than 350 people for a conference Thursday and Friday on RNA, or ribonucleic acid. Fallon Health expanding low-income senior program in Berkshires Worcester nonprofit health insurer Fallon Health is expanding a program for people in Western Massachusetts who receive both Medicaid and Medicare benefits. Column: Quality is top priority, but affordability is right behind Focusing on the cost of something as critical as health care may feel unseemly, but cost matters, especially in this age of high-deductible health plans and strained state budgets. CCC: cannabis industry needs more test labs State regulators on Tuesday asked the Cannabis Control Commission to prioritize the review of license applications for independent testing labs. | 