Mass. has new limits on insurers’ much-hated prior authorizations. Here’s what to know.

Patients may not notice major changes right away, as the state works with insurers and medical offices to enact them.

US set to hold latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas development in Alaska faces a new test Friday.

US employers likely added 105,000 jobs in May with labor market stable despite costly Iran war

The American job market has climbed out of a rut.

Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US

The US Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital hasn’t had a nurses strike in decades. Could one be on the horizon?

The hospital and its nurses union are having trouble reaching agreement on a new labor contract.

Trump announces $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry

Trump said the administration will use authority under a Cold War-era national defense law to support 13 coal plants and build new ones in Alaska and West Virginia.

Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds

Scientists say climate change deserves much, but not all, of the blame.