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The New England Compounding Center in Framingham. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Subpoenas Handed Down In Meningitis Case

A federal grand jury has begun to hand down subpoenas in its investigation of the deadly meningitis outbreak linked to a Framingham pharmacy.

2012/12/01

JudyAnn Bigby (Harvard University/Website)

Mass. GOP Calling For JudyAnn Bigby’s Resignation After Recent Scandals

Republicans in the state Legislature are calling for the resignation of JudyAnn Bigby, the state’s health and human services secretary.

2012/11/29

Coakley Calls For Change In Corporate Manslaughter Law

A nearly 200-year-old Massachusetts statute outlining the penalties for corporate manslaughter is being thrust into the spotlight again as lawmakers on Beacon Hill and in Congress wrestle with the fallout from a deadly meningitis outbreak linked to a local compounding pharmacy.

2012/11/17

Andover Woman May Be First Mass. Case Linked To Meningitis Outbreak

A 71-year-old Andover woman may be Massachusetts’ first case of fungal meningitis linked the embattled Framingham pharmacy company at the center of a deadly nationwide outbreak, WBZ-TV has learned.

2012/11/16

Lack Of Answers Frustrates Victims Of Meningitis Outbreak

Matthew Spencer, the Mayor of Somersworth, New Hampshire is looking better, but disappointed with the NECC, the FDA and Massachusetts.

2012/11/15

President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference November 14, 2012 in the East Room of the White House. (Photo credit MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Keller @ Large: Why Can’t Politicians, Bureaucrats Ever Admit Mistakes?

The bi-partisan instinct is always to fudge, evade, and deflect, out of vanity, perhaps, or political defensiveness.

2012/11/15

NECC co-founder Barry Cadden appears before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Nov. 14, 2012.

NECC Owner Barry Cadden Declines To Testify At Congressional Hearing

The owner and director of the specialty pharmacy tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak declined to testify Wednesday morning before a congressional committee investigating the matter.

2012/11/14

JudyAnn Bigby (far right) gets ready to address officials in NECC hearing at the Statehouse. (Photo credit: WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens)

Bigby: State Overseers And NECC Responsible For National Meningitis Outbreak

Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary JudyAnn Bigby says state overseers and the managers of a compounding pharmacy bear responsibility for a fatal, nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis.

2012/11/14

The New England Compounding Center in Framingham.

Mass. DPH Head Doesn’t Know Why NECC Escaped Severe Penalty In 2004

The head of the Massachusetts health department says investigators still don’t know why regulators backed off a severe penalty against the New England Compounding Center in 2004.

2012/11/13

Report: FDA Wanted To Close NECC In 2003

Nearly a decade ago, federal health inspectors wanted to shut down the Framingham pharmacy linked to a recent deadly meningitis outbreak until it cleaned up its operations, according to congressional investigators.

2012/11/13

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