Mass. commissioner of public health pushes back on RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism
“We need to be resolute," says Robbie Goldstein, the state commissioner of public health. "Vaccines are safe, vaccines are effective, vaccines are the best way for parents to protect their children from measles.”
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CDC programs aim to make vaccines accessible to kids as back-to-school germs loom
It's back-to-school season around Massachusetts, and parents know that that means lots of germ swapping. -
Locals side with Healey's plan to seize land under St. Elizabeth's despite landlord pushback
Employees of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and a local politician want Gov. Healey’s plan — to seize the land and transfer operation of the hospital to Boston Medical Center — to be allowed to proceed. -
How to get birth control in Massachusetts
The pill? IUD? A vasectomy? Plan B? What you can get and how much it costs. -
Massachusetts ranks 2nd in nation for life expectancy. But massive gaps remain, experts say.
Health outcomes for Black Bostonians remain worse than Asian and white residents, and differences across just a few miles can cut into life expectancy by a decade. -
What a new mpox outbreak means for Massachusetts
Boston Medical Center's Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett said the international medical community should be paying attention to the mpox outbreak in the Congo. -
Maternal health bill passed on Beacon Hill could change the game ‘for generations’
Its measures pave the way for more midwives, birth centers, doula services, lactation consultants, and equal pay for certified nurse midwives. Now, it’s on to the governor. -
Massachusetts will have a path to more midwives and birth centers — if lawmakers can agree
Mental health supports? Lactation consultants? Advocates are closely watching what provisions could make the cut in Beacon Hill’s omnibus maternal health bill. -
COVID spiked in Boston this summer. A bigger spike is probably on the way.
Virus levels in Boston’s wastewater more than doubled May to July. -
Breast cancer patient hosts new 'Chemo Coffee Talk' podcast from infusion chair
Carly Fauth created the "Chemo Coffee Talk" Spotify podcast while undergoing treatment infusions at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center at Milford Regional Medical Center. -
Haverhill man becomes 1st patient with cancer to receive a total voice box transplant
Marty Kedian has a rare form of laryngeal cancer and lost the ability to speak, swallow and breathe on his own.
