The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration of what local law enforcement, funded ...

Goodwill was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. Walk organizer Elizabeth Shaw said Goodwill had organized the In It to End Cancer walk for many years when she worked in West Boylston. In her honor, ...

There are now more places where you can pick up a lifesaving tool for free. Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an ...

Physicians at the Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital are sounding the alarm over dire conditions, urging urgent legislative action and increased funding. (Source file photo) It’s going to take more than the ...

While we offer general reasons and statistics in the box below, local reasons or cases may be more ... Medicare estimated in 2007 that each pressure ulcer added $43,180 in costs to a hospital stay.

Build better teams and rapid response systems. Train hospital staff to communicate effectively as a team. A free, customizable toolkit called TeamSTEPPS™, which stands for Team Strategies and Tools to ...

With the NCAA tournament behind us, the spotlight is shifting fast toward the NBA draft. After a dramatic finish on Sunday, the top-six playoff spots in each conference have been secured, and the ...

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