Health Care

Doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester are the first in New England to use a newly approved device that has been used in only 3,000 procedures to treat aneurysms.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, who sued OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma, wouldn't comment Wednesday on reports of a possible $12 billion settlement that would resolve thousands of lawsuits targeting the company for its role in the opioid epidemic.

Enrollment in the Massachusetts Medicaid health coverage program has fallen by 9.4% in the past two years at least in part due to a shift in how students are covered for health treatment.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is asking clinicians to report any cases of respiratory illness possibly linked to vaping after nearly 200 such cases have popped up nationally.

In 2001, Abby’s House got a big break in its mission to help homeless women and children:...

The opioid crisis continues to rob global communities of our family members, friends and patients. From 1999...

Americans are more sedentary than ever before – even though we’re working out more than ever before. Globally,...

Every couple of months, Laura Ricci purchases three different medications at her local pharmacy, preventing her from...

Although far from the more sensational aspects played for drama and humor on television, Central Massachusetts healthcare providers are often faced with the same situations as their popular TV counterparts and display some of the same traits audiences have come to know and love.

In May, the World Health Organization brought a brighter spotlight to what many workers may have already found obvious: People can be overworked in their jobs, and it can have a profound effect on their health.