BOSTON — New research says most women under 50 don’t need routine mammograms. That’s confusing news to a 45-year-old woman whose recent mammogram turned up a calcification.
BOSTON — Law enforcement officials, parents and members of the Anti-Defamation League are pushing for new laws that respond aggressively to bullying at schools.
BOSTON — The state Department of Children and Families is trying to do too much too soon, social workers and DCF union members told a legislative committee Tuesday on Beacon Hill.
BOSTON — Massachusetts banks say their bottom lines are being hurt by higher fees they have to pay to insure customer deposits.
Officials in Plymouth will meet with executives from Plymouth Rock Studios on Tuesday night after major financing fell through on the long-planned development project.
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is releasing Tuesday what is described as the most comprehensive plan for integrating immigrants into Massachusetts. The director of the state’s Office for Refugees and Immigrants explains how the 131 recommendations would make economic and civic life more inclusive for the immigrant community.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Obama is expected to announce a troop increase for Afghanistan as early as this week. While the president considers what to do, the candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts are wrestling with the issue as well. Monday, one of those candidates took a new stand.
BOSTON — A Web site devoted to following the Senate race is creating buzz and some concern among political watchers and the campaigns. The site is part blog, part news, part press releases from the candidates. And it’s all run by a person who refuses to reveal his identity.
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Rep. Barney Frank said Monday he is pushing a proposal to use some of the interest the government collects from the financial industry bailout to give loans to unemployed homeowners struggling to pay the mortgage.
BOSTON — New England’s players firmly stand behind coach Bill Belichick’s costly gamble. But Patriots fans in downtown Boston had mixed opinions Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration has said it will not approve Genzyme’s new drug, Lumizyme, until contamination of vials at the company’s Allston facility is fixed.
BOSTON — A new Harvard study finds that people admitted to the hospital for trauma are more likely to die from their injuries if they don’t have health insurance than if they do.
State Auditor Joseph DeNucci says he’s leaving public office with a sense of accomplishment, saying he tried to stay true to his goal of being an “watchdog for the underdog.”
BOSTON — New England’s players firmly stand behind coach Bill Belichick’s costly gamble.
BOSTON — The surgery training program at Massachusetts General Hospital has been put on probation by a national accrediting organization because its surgeons-in-training were working too many hours.
