Five nurses working in the same unit at a Boston-area hospital have been diagnosed with non-cancerous brain tumors, prompting them and their labor union to search for answers while the medical facility contends it has ruled out an environmental risk for workers there.
According to a statement that Mass General Brigham’s Newton-Wellesley hospital provided to NBC10 Boston, the five nurses either work or have previously worked in the facility’s fifth-floor maternity unit.
The hospital said it interviewed 11 staff members who have worked at some point on that floor as part of an investigation into the nurses and the tumors. Of them, five were diagnosed with brain tumors, all of which were benign growths, while the other six were found to have other health concerns.