Why the Lindsay Clancy trial has energized maternal mental health advocates
Awareness and treatment of postpartum mood and anxiety disorders has increased significantly, but experts and advocates agree major gaps exist.
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Worcester County behavioral health agency announces plans to transition programs ahead of closing
Community Healthlink shocked people across the region when it announced in April its plans to shut down. -
Boston’s hazy, yellow skies are the ‘new normal.’ Here's what doctors advise.
Millions across the Northeast and Midwest are breathing in air pollution from Canadian wildfire smoke. -
The only freestanding birth center in Eastern Mass. just opened in Cambridge
Cambridge Health Alliance is reopening its long-shuttered birth center next Monday, only the second such facility in the state. -
How US cuts to international aid could hamstring Ebola prevention
Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, renowned infectious disease specialist, joined GBH’s All Things Considered host Arun Rath to discuss the 2026 U.S. Ebola outbreak response. -
‘Very validating’: Local doctors, patients react to PCOS name change
Health care providers say the new name is more accurate, and that could improve diagnosis and patient care. -
Supreme Court temporarily preserves access to a widely used abortion pill
Access to the drug, mifepristone, will remain untouched until at least Thursday while the Supreme Court justices consider whether to allow restrictions to take effect. -
Measles patient flew into Logan Airport last week
This is the third measles case in Massachusetts this year, including a Greater Boston resident. -
How outlawing flavored tobacco saved Massachusetts $70 million in health care costs
GBH's Morning Edition spoke with the state's top public health official about new research on banning flavored tobacco, maternal health, measles and more. -
What is kratom, and why is Boston considering a crackdown on the drug?
A city councilor wants to ban the sale of synthetic versions. But some health experts say that, while dangerous, it can help people addicted to opiates. -
Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration
The judge’s ruling Thursday in Oregon is part of multistate lawsuit that includes Massachusetts and was filed against the Department of Health and Human Services and its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
