17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (275+ words) A man in his 60s from Worcester County has become Massachusetts' seventh human case of West Nile virus this year, according to health officials. All six prior cases this season involved residents exposed in Middlesex and Suffolk counties. Only Dukes and…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (249+ words) Norwood businesses caught selling kratom or synthetic cannabinoids such as delta-8 or delta-10 are subject to local restrictions under a Board of Health regulation. The local materials describe the products and their potential risks, and the rule bans their manufacturing,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (412+ words) AdCare Hospital Expands Facility New 12-Bed Unit Now Open WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For decades, AdCare Hospital has been a staple in the Worcester community, providing hospital-level detox services for people struggling with substance use disorders. Until now, patients…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (330+ words) The nurses are represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, as reported by WCVB. The vote concerns a possible strike, while federal law requires unions representing healthcare workers to give hospitals at least 10 days written notice before any picketing or walkout…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (277+ words) Conversations about vaccine hesitancy at the practice have jumped from about once a month to two or three times a week, per the Globe's reporting. Coverage has focused on the practice's handling of vaccine hesitancy. The Lakeville practice's approach comes…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (254+ words) Two bystanders swam out into a strong rip current off Sandy Neck Beach in Barnstable on Friday morning and helped pull four swimmers back to shore before the water could carry them farther out to sea. Two children were struggling…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (685+ words) ON this coming Friday 255 years ago, save counting on your fingers that’s September 11, 1771, the doors of Worcester Royal Infirmary opened for the first time. However, back then it wasn’t royal, neither was it the city’s first hospital. Worcester already had…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (149+ words) Jen and Bob Tonning launched Emily's Pink Team after their 5-year-old daughter, Emily, developed sudden severe joint inflammation and fevers, turning their family's experience into an annual charity effort that has raised nearly $1 million for arthritis research, according to a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (93+ words) EGEN-2784 was developed by Cambridge-based biotechnology firm eGenesis, which used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to make 69 modifications designed to prevent immune rejection and block virus transmission, according to CGTlive. The company's platform works by inactivating porcine endogenous retroviruses while inserting human…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) A Worcester community hall is set to open its doors to the public following a £182,000 extension. Comer Gardens Community Hall in St John's now boasts an additional floor, thanks to funding from Worcester City Council. Locals are invited to come…...