Think of a place on Earth, or even in your own body. ‘We find plastics there.’
New research shows plastic is more prevalent below the ocean’s surface than many previously believed.
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'The question that keeps me up at night.' A Boston researcher's quest to understand how platelets are made.
Despite scientists' extensive knowledge of blood, platelets — and what trigger their production — remain largely unknown. -
Why more women are freezing their eggs
About a decade ago, egg freezing was considered an experimental procedure. Today, it's relatively common. -
Boston-based nonprofit working to bring menstrual equity to the city — and the world
In a partnership with Mayor Michelle Wu's Office of Women's Advancement, Love Your Menses will be bringing menstrual education to Boston Public Libraries. -
Massachusetts’ new hope in fighting the maternal health crisis? Doulas.
MassHealth will start paying for doula services in late 2023 in a push to reverse widening racial gaps with maternal mortality. -
New Boston University study finds CTE in 40% of athletes under 30
The study revealed neuropathological evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brains of under 30-year-old athletes who died. -
As more teens overdose on fentanyl, schools face a drug crisis unlike any other
Fentanyl-related teen overdose deaths nearly tripled from 2019 to 2021. As the school year gets under way, families in mourning urge education leaders to respond. -
Distrust undermined the U.S. pandemic response. Now, it continues to erode healthcare
High levels of distrust undermined the country's pandemic response and possibly caused half a million deaths. Distrust continues to erode healthcare, diminish access and give old diseases a chance. -
New variants, boosters and more: Your expert guide to COVID-19 as fall approaches
Boston health experts say the updated COVID-19 vaccines will be important to prevent another surge. -
Community health survey aimed at addressing inequities in Massachusetts
The results will help the state figure out where healthcare resources are most needed. -
Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds
Overdose deaths from fentanyl and other opioids have surged but medications that could save thousands of lives "are sitting on the shelf unused," according to new research.
