Health Care

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.

Outpatient surgery centers benefit patients by having lower costs and avoiding a trip to a hospital campus – enough of a lure for health providers who otherwise could be seen as close competitors to join together to create one such center in Shrewsbury.

Harrington HealthCare System has added 3D mammogram service at locations in Charlton, Southbridge and Webster.