Karen Oates of Worcester Polytechnic Institute says integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning into public health—ethically—is key to innovation.

By using a trauma-centered, trauma-sensitive approach, Susan Lovett says her free yoga classes can benefit anyone, anywhere.

Although most pregnancies are low-risk, 99% of all births still happen in hospitals—a huge shift from just a century ago.

Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, or AHC, could see a new treatment thanks to a team of neurologists at Boston Children's Hospital.

State bill would permit overdose prevention centers; they are still illegal under federal law.

Boston Health Care for the Homeless brought testing and care directly to the streets after a 2021 HIV outbreak that significantly affected the unhoused population.

We reflect on the state of abortion in Massachusetts and nationwide.

In his newest book, Sandro Galea emphasizes that the field of public health is committed as much to preventing disease as to treating it.  Public health includes the social factors that frame our lives: social inclusion, economic security, political stability, adequate diet, access to education, and other factors that affect well-being. Dr. Galea discusses the necessity of rational policies that create social stability and comfort.  Developing the foundation for genuine public health requires more effective communication –and elimination of misinformation and vitriol-- in a process he calls radical incrementalism.

Parents and educators say they were left out of the conversation and want the gun shop to relocate.

Boston-area doctors say there are many sedatives and anti-anxiety measures for procedures like an IUD insertion — yet many patients remain unaware of their options.