Boston’s bid to hold two pharmacy benefit managers legally accountable for their alleged roles in the opioid epidemic under RICO and public nuisance claims was dismissed by a federal judge because it ...

I am thankful for Mayor DePeña’s willingness to address the dangerous flow of drugs and criminal activity occurring between ...

Ayotte said the efforts will involve greater communication and “intelligence sharing” among law enforcement in each state to ...

Federally funded programs provided both women with a social safety net and employment in one of the nation’s poorest states, ...

After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...

A Massachusetts federal court dismissed Boston’s lawsuit against two of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the nation; the city accused the pharma companies of misrepresenting the risks of ...

Massachusetts cities and towns are sitting on $84 million dollars in opioid settlement funds. Some communities have yet to ...

The problem extends far beyond Massachusetts’ borders ... For those who even try, the obstacles are steep. When Boston sought board records, it took several requests and appeals to pry loose ...

Deaths caused by opioid-related overdoses dropped by nearly 40 percent last summer, according to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission on Jan. 29. The statistics tracked between May and ...