Health Care

Compared to their national counterparts, more Massachusetts employers offer health insurance but fewer employees here enroll in the plans offered by their companies, according to a new state report.

Worcester County is fourth-worst among Massachusetts counties in quality of life, according to a new report that gauges areas' healthiness.

Boston Scentific is buying a Swiss heart valve company for $435 million in cash, the Marlborough medical technology company announced Thursday.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will hold a public meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday at St. George Cathedral on the proposed closure of 13 inpatient psychiatric beds by UMass Memorial Medical Center.

Care coordinators have become an indispensable resource helping those trying to manage a chronic condition, or care for a frail loved one.

The dangers the elderly face at home can be minimized or prevented with some simple changes.

Prana Recovery Centers, a Marlborough relapse-prevention program, integrates yoga and mindfulness, as well as exercise, nutrition, the science of happiness, and the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Doctors are re-examining whether medical aid in dying should be legal in Massachusetts, leading to bigger questions about end-of-life care.

While policy makers and dental experts agree there are barriers to dental care in Massachusetts, they disagree about how to remove them.

Since its acquisition by a Japanese company just over a year ago, Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine has heightened expectations.