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Health and care

By Renée Loth  |  March 5, 2010 PRIMARY CARE medicine may be on the decline in prestige and pay, but the fancy surgical specialties can’t offer the same daily dose… Read more »

Stop & Shop unions issue strike notice

24-hour deadline will expire today By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff  |  March 5, 2010 Union leaders involved in contract talks with Quincy-based Stop & Shop have issued 24-hour notices… Read more »

Violence in Nursing

Workplace violence against hospital nurses is so common, many healthcare practitioners don’t bother to file reports. But that attitude is changing. HR leaders of healthcare facilities should increase training for… Read more »

No more concessions on health reform

By Derrick Z. Jackson, Globe Columnist  |  March 2, 2010 THERE HAS been no discussion of single payer. The public option has been ditched. President Obama received no Republican support… Read more »

Mass. healthcare reform is failing us

By Susanne L. King  |  March 2, 2009 MASSACHUSETTS HAS been lauded for its healthcare reform, but the program is a failure. Created solely to achieve universal insurance coverage, the… Read more »

Obama steps up health care pressure

Tells Democrats it’s time to bypass GOP objections By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff  |  March 4, 2010 WASHINGTON – President Obama increased the pressure on Congress yesterday to take an… Read more »

Unions safeguard health benefits

Strapped towns seek law change By Sean P. Murphy, Globe Staff  |  March 1, 2010 Second of two parts It was the spring of 2009, and Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll,… Read more »