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By ALISON KUZNITZ

Nearly 10 years after the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge spurred global awareness about the neurodegenerative disease, patients and doctors on Thursday stressed the need for additional funding from Beacon Hill as they touted promising treatments under...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last October, Heywood Healthcare has announced it has made progress in restoring and improving services.The health care company has pointed to a costly electronic medical record transition,...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON—In a bid to expand reproductive health care access, Massachusetts public health officials have agreed to allow pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraceptives directly to patients.The state Public Health Council last Wednesday approved on an...

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON—The shortage of primary care physicians and specialists, including in rural swaths of Massachusetts where residents also face transportation obstacles, could be alleviated by Massachusetts joining an interstate agreement, under legislation...