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Boston officials want your input on how the city should spend its opioid settlement funds
The city is due to receive about $22 million in funding to help fight the opioid crisis. -
Worcester councilors asked to regulate anti-abortion centers. It still hasn't happened.
Officials asked City Manager Eric Batista to draft the ordinance last year. -
WHO says aspartame is a 'possible carcinogen.' The FDA disagrees
A committee of 25 international experts has determined that aspartame may "possibly" cause cancer in people, according to a report released Thursday by… -
Severe complications during childbirth nearly doubled over a decade in Massachusetts
Black women, people with intellectual disabilities and those over 40 have a much higher risk. -
FDA-approved Alzheimer's drug is 'just the beginning,' says MGH neurologist
While Leqembi has been proven to slow cognitive decline, it is only approved for use in patients with early stages of Alzheimer's. -
Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi has full FDA approval now and that means Medicare will pay for it
It’s the first medicine that’s been convincingly shown to modestly slow Alzheimer’s cognitive decline. -
The 'wild,' secret history of the abortion pill — found in a Massachusetts archive
The story is told in a new podcast called “Cover Up: The Pill Plot." -
A year without Roe: What did the last year bring for abortion rights?
It's hard to say just how much any changes at the national level will trickle down to Massachusetts. -
Experts say parks have ‘public health superpowers’ — and Boston is a national leader
100% of Boston residents have access to their local park within a 10-minute walk. -
How your dreams can boost creativity, according to an MIT student
People might actually be able to train their minds to dream about things they want to be creative about.
