DPH chief: Mass. prepared to maintain vaccine access
The state public health chief called the firing of all 17 members of a federal vaccine advisory panel "troubling" on Wednesday, while acknowledging that Massachusetts officials have been bracing for such a scenario.
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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.” -
Advocates push insurers to cover brain injury therapy
After a decade of advocacy, there is renewed support for a bill that would require commercial insurers to cover cognitive rehabilitation therapy for a person with a traumatic brain injury. -
Healey’s proposed cuts to youth mental health services alarm providers
The cuts would effectively close specialized residential programs that serve children with complex mental health needs. -
CDC cuts $1 million from Boston community health programs
The city’s eye is on the “very concerning threat” of larger funding cuts, Boston’s public health commissioner says. -
State council approves Dana-Farber hospital plan
MGB Cancer official raises questions about demand, impacts on community hospitals -
Mass General Brigham investing $400 million in cancer care amid Dana Farber split
A week after conducting a second round of layoffs , Mass General Brigham announced a four-year, $400 million investment Tuesday into MGB Cancer as the health care giant braces for its split from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. -
Measles, bird flu and more: Where Massachusetts stands with public health right now
As outbreaks for several diseases are being monitored across the U.S., state DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has an update on the ongoing public health initiatives in Massachusetts. -
COVID upended everyday life. What’s stuck around 5 years after lockdown?
Hybrid work, e-commerce, distrust in institutions are more are continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
State orders open access to free prenatal vitamins, birth control
Eligible MassHealth members and Health Safety Net patients will have access to prenatal vitamins and over-the-counter birth control at no cost, under two standing orders that the Healey administration announced Thursday. -
Black women with endometriosis are often 'gaslit' at the doctor's office
One woman with endometriosis was told by her doctor that it was a "white woman's disease."
