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Patrick administration officials, seeking to pressure hospitals as well as insurers to rein in costs, say they will more closely scrutinize plans for new medical buildings and technologies to determine how they might affect the cost of health care in Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a bill addressing sports concussions in young athletes (second item).

A Brockton hospital is investigating after an Abington family said they had to leave the emergency room with a sick infant because medical personnel were not available to help them (fourth item).

The union representing about 1,300 lab workers, food service workers, housekeepers, and other employees at UMass Memorial Health Care has ratified a new two-year contract.

Though many athletes eat before training, some scientists say that if you really want to get rid of more fat, you should skip the pre-workout snack.

US cigarette makers Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. have sued New York City, alleging its mandated antismoking advertisements violate their First Amendment rights and are preempted by federally mandated warnings.

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