Health
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Social media challenge continues to kill: FDA warns teens amid spike in deaths and health issues
WASHINGTON/CONNECTICUT/TEXAS/OKLAHOMA – A social media challenge continues to have health impacts in this area and across the country with some…
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Board of Medicine revokes Massachusetts doctor’s right to renew her medical license after storming United States Capitol on January 6th
A Massachusetts doctor has been punished by the Board of Medicine for her actions on January 6th, 2021. In a…
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Southcoast Health hosts two-day retreat for children suffering a terrible loss
ASSONET, Mass. – Last weekend Southcoast Health hosted the 21st annual Angel Wings Retreat, a two-day bereavement program for children and teens…
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Southcoast Health expands clinical expertise with five new providers this month
DARTMOUTH, FALL RIVER, Mass — Southcoast Health is pleased to announce that the not-for-profit community health system welcomed five new providers this…
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Fall River nursing home awarded national award for quality of care
FALL RIVER, Mass., Mill Brook Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center on Amity Street has announced that it has been recognized as a 2026 recipient of…
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Massachusetts AG announces $2.75 million settlement to resolve allegations nursing homes across the state, including Fall River, Boston areas, knowingly understaffed resulting in resident neglect
BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $2.75 million settlement with Bear Mountain Healthcare LLC (“Bear Mountain”), along with its affiliates and current and…
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Brown University Health appoints new president for Morton Hospital in Taunton, Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River
Providence, RI – Brown University Health has appointed Julie Abilheira, RN, MS, as president of its Massachusetts hospitals, Morton Hospital in Taunton and…
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Southcoast Health Wound Care locations recognized with multiple prestigious distinctions
FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD and WAREHAM, Mass. – June is nationally recognized as Wound Care Awareness Month, a time to…
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Southcoast Health expands clinical team with addition of nine new providers across the network
FAIRHAVEN, FALL RIVER, DARTMOUTH, LAKEVILLE, NEW BEDFORD, SEEKONK, TAUNTON and WAREHAM, Mass — Southcoast Health is pleased to announce that the…
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Massachusetts officials warning of rising health concern involving tick bites in the Bay State
According to information released by Massachusetts officials, Alpha-gal Syndrome is an emerging tick-bite associated public health concern in Massachusetts. AGS…
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