Health Care

Attorney General Maura Healey said Tuesday that prosecutors in the state are expanding their investigation into opioid sales and marketing to determine whether profits were put above consumer safety.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School is one of the top U.S. medical schools for primary care education, according to a 2018 ranking report by U.S. News.

The Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis reported Wednesday that healthcare spending in the Bay State grew 2.8 percent in 2016.

Lawmakers who favor a legal expansion of the scope of dentistry work to expand dental care access say they are gaining ground on Beacon Hill.

Nursing home administrators and staff sounded the alarm on Monday, telling lawmakers their industry is underfunded and needs help.

Middle-aged adults, known colloquially as the “Sandwich Generation”, are often caught between the demands of child rearing, providing care to aging parents, and a full time job.

Arizona Sen. John McCain's now-public fight with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, reminds us all how fragile we are.

Janice McNeill took time while raising her children to reflect on her next career move, and that led her to pursue working with people on the autism spectrum.

Home health care providers are more in demand than ever, but some say regulation of home care agencies is lacking.

Elise Wilson, who was stabbed on the job at Harrington Hospital on June 14, has become an advocate for legislation proponents say will make hospitals safer.