Steve LeBlanc

Associated Press

Musk Says Neuralink Will Begin ‘High-Volume’ Production of Brain Implants

Musk Says Neuralink Will Begin ‘High-Volume’ Production of Brain Implants

April 9, 2026

Labcorp to Acquire BioReference Health Assets

October 16, 2026

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GE Healthcare Anesthesia Software Helped Reduce Fresh Gas Flow

October 16, 2026

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'StarGate' Aerial Medical Evacuation Drone Could Transform Battlefield

October 16, 2026

Another U.S. Medtech Company Hit by Cyberattack

Another U.S. Medtech Company Hit by Cyberattack

It comes less than a week after Stryker's global network was disrupted.

April 9, 2026

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Steward Health Care Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Senate Panel Over Contempt Resolution

The lawsuit claims that the lawmakers are unlawfully violating Ralph de la Torre's constitutional rights.

October 1, 2024

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee business meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Washington.

Senate Panel OKs Action Against Steward Health Care CEO for Defying Subpoena

Ralph de la Torre said the committee's request to have him testify would violate his Fifth Amendment rights.

September 19, 2024

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Said He Will Pursue Contempt Charges Against Steward CEO

Ralph de la Torre said he won't comply with a subpoena.

September 11, 2024

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Steward CEO Says He Won't Comply with Senate Subpoena on Hospital Closings

The Dallas-based Steward, which operated about 30 hospitals nationwide, declared bankruptcy earlier this year.

September 5, 2024

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Steward Health Care Reaches Deal to Sell its Nationwide Physicians Network

The deal comes as Steward is scheduled to go before a bankruptcy court judge Friday.

August 14, 2024

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey takes questions from reporters, Jan. 31, 2024, in Boston. Healey said Thursday, Aug. 1, that she’s pressing Steward Health Care to adhere to a state Department of Public Health regulation that hospital owners must give 120 days notice before any medical facility can close in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Says Steward Health Care Must Give 120-Day Notice Before Closing Hospitals

Gov. Maura Healey's comment comes after a judge allowed it to close two Massachusetts hospitals.

August 1, 2024

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Senate Committee Votes to Investigate Steward Health Care Bankruptcy

It will also subpoena its CEO.

July 26, 2024

Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., talks during a news conference, Jan. 25, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Sen. Markey, is seeking reassurances that workers at hospitals owned by Steward Health Care will have their health care and retirement benefits protected.

Lawmakers Seek Health Care, Retirement Protections for Steward Health Care Workers

Steward last month said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after filing for bankruptcy protection.

June 17, 2024

The sign for Norwood Hospital, a Steward Health Care hospital, is seen, June 29, 2020, in Norwood, Mass. Steward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing on Monday, May 6, 2024, that it filed for bankruptcy protection.

Steward Health Care Says it Is Selling the 30+ Hospitals it Operates Nationwide

It filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this week.

May 9, 2024

Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Markey called on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, for greater oversight of a deal that financially embattled hospital operator Steward Health Care has struck to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, at a press conference in his office at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston. Markey said Optum must show it can protect health care access by controlling costs and putting patients and providers first.

Steward Health Care to Sell Its Nationwide Physician Network to Optum

The Dallas-based company operates more than 30 hospitals nationwide.

April 3, 2024

Vinita Rampuria, front, and her husband Ashoke Rampuria, of Acton, Mass., sit for a photograph, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at their home in Acton. The couple, whose son has struggled with mental illness and has been in and out of mental health care facilities for more than a decade, are supporting efforts in Massachusetts to create a new law that would let judges order the severely mentally ill into mandatory outpatient care after being released from a mental health institution.

Massachusetts Weighs Letting Judges Order Mental Health Care

Massachusetts, along with Connecticut and Maryland, are the only states that don't give courts that authority.

April 6, 2023

The Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center is surrounded by fencing, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Lancaster, Mass.

Organs in Exchange for Freedom? Bill Raises Ethical Concerns

The bill may run afoul of federal law, which bars the sale of human organs.

February 9, 2023