18+ hour, 7+ min ago   (395+ words) A rare Belgian goat cheese sold at Whole Foods Market has been pulled from shelves in seven states after a store employee discovered its scale labels failed to warn shoppers about a hidden egg protein. The recall covers Fromagerie Coop…...

1+ day, 18+ hour 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…...

4+ day, 22+ 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…...

4+ day, 17+ 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…...

6+ day, 5+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day 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, 2+ 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, 2+ 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, 6+ day ago   (28+ words) The Springfield Police Department has surpassed 700 lives saved through its ongoing Narcan program. The Springfield Police Department has surpassed 700 lives saved through its ongoing Narcan program....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (46+ words) The Lids Live Wellness Festival returned to Forest Park in Springfield on Saturday for its second year, marking the event’s fifth year overall. The Lids Live Wellness Festival returned to Forest Park in Springfield on Saturday for its second year,…...