Multiple Nurses From Same Unit in Massachusetts Hospital Diagnosed With Brain Tumors

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April 9, 2025, 6:33 PM

• •At least 11 staff members at Newton-Wellesley Hospital have reported serious health concerns, including five benign brain tumors.
• •The hospital says its review found no environmental risk factors linked to the tumor cases.
• •The Massachusetts Nurses Association is challenging those findings, calling the hospital's investigation inadequate.

At least 11 staff members at Newton-Wellesley Hospital's fifth-floor labor and delivery unit have reported serious health concerns — including five benign brain tumors. The hospital says its review found no environmental risk factors linked to the tumor cases, but the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) is challenging those findings, calling the hospital's investigation inadequate. The union has launched its own survey, which has already drawn responses from over 300 current and former staff. The MNA is now reaching out to individuals who requested follow-ups and consented to share medical records for further review.

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