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As hospitals see a surge of RSV patients, doctors in Massachusetts say wait times in emergency departments are nearing historic highs. Dr. Paul Biddinger, the chief preparedness and continuity officer at Mass General Brigham, warns that the staffing shortage in the health care industry is only making the situation worse. “There were recent reports from the Massachusetts Hospital Association of…

A fire Wednesday afternoon at a medical facility in Derry, New Hampshire, was caused by improper disposal of smoking materials. Crews responded to the fire at the Derry Medical Center on Tsienneto Road after being getting alerted to the fire just before 3:30 p.m. First responders showed up at the three story building to find heavy fire on the front…

The Supreme Court said Friday morning that 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas had been released from a hospital stay

Trooper Tamar Bucci, 34, was killed in a crash with a tractor trailer just before midnight on the northbound side of I-93 in Stoneham.

A 34-year-old Massachusetts State Police trooper was killed in a crash with a tractor trailer on Interstate 93 overnight, only two years into her “dream” job. Trooper Tamar Bucci, of Woburn, was struck by a tanker truck around 11:45 p.m. Thursday as she tried to pull over to help a car in the breakdown lane on the northbound side of…

Hospitals in Massachusetts put a pause on some elective procedures during the omicron surge, but some of those surgeries began again Monday.

Officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at Norwood Hospital Tuesday afternoon, signaling the start of a two-year construction project to rebuild the facility from the ground up.

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized in Southern California on Tuesday with an infection, a spokesman said on Thursday.

Ahead of Labor Day weekend, Maine only has a few dozen intensive care unit beds available at its hospitals. Somewhere around 40 of the state’s total ICU beds were available as of Thursday, with Maine’s recent total ICU bed number fluctuating between 320-340. “We’re at least two weeks behind the rest of the country when it comes to what...

Maine hospitals are warning travelers of rising COVID cases and a shortage of ICU beds ahead of Labor Day weekend.