Health

Public health leaders attributed the change to less of the potent, deadly opioid fentanyl in the drug supply.

The CDC is no longer recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy pregnant women and children.

CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

New research shows plastic is more prevalent below the ocean’s surface than many previously believed.

While heart attack rates are declining in older populations, they’re rising among younger adults — those in their 30s, and even their 20s.

Resident physicians secure the first unionized contract at Mass General Hospital after two-years of negotiating for pay raises, back pay and mental health benefits due to long hours and economic struggles.

A union survey found the vast majority of registered nurses in Massachusetts feel the quality of hospital care is declining.

Staff at Mercy Medical Center shared concerns about working for a for-profit company.

“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.”

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.