December 22, 2024, 5:50am Business
Just a year after he became chief executive officer of Philip Morris International Inc., Jacek Olczak swooped on rival nicotine pouch maker Swedish Match in a $16 billion deal. Read story
December 22, 2024, 5:39am Health
Anna Goldman, a primary care physician at Boston Medical Center, got tired of hearing that her patients couldn’t afford the electricity needed to run breathing assistance machines, recharge wheelchairs, turn on air conditioning, or keep their refrigerators plugged in. So she worked with her hospital on a solution. Read story
December 21, 2024, 6:02am Health
Holidays are a time for families and friends to gather, but for older people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, it can cause so much stress and confusion that they could be in danger of what experts calls wandering. Read story
December 21, 2024, 5:56am Health
You can’t literally gift-wrap health, much less stuff it in a stocking. Read story
December 20, 2024, 10:57am Health
The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. Read story
December 20, 2024, 7:32am Health
A panel of medical professionals, who have all previously been investigated for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, were invited to a Franklin County Commission meeting this week, where they made inflammatory and discredited claims. Read story
December 20, 2024, 7:31am Health
Two wild cougars on the Olympic Peninsula have been killed by bird flu, as the disease continues to spread to more species. Read story
December 20, 2024, 6:00am Health
Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to changes finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration. Read story
