Health

A study by Harvard Chan School researches shows puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones are rarely prescribed to U.S. transgender and gender diverse adolescents, countering concerns among policymakers about over-prescribed drugs to children.

The U.S. surgeon general has urged updating the label on alcoholic drinks to cite the increased risk of cancer.

The Department of Public Health looked into prenatal care, birth weights, gestational diabetes and more.

The deadline for Massachusetts residents to pick a health insurance plan with Health Connector is Monday, Dec. 23.

According to the 2024 MassBio industry snapshot, biopharma accounted for nearly 17% of job growth in the state last year. We're hearing from women in leadership about the industry and their vision for the future.

Hospital-at-home programs began during the pandemic through a federal waiver allowing Medicaid and Medicare to pay for hospital-level care at patients’ homes. But the waiver is set to expire on December 31.

Loss of social support after a cancer diagnosis is a surprisingly common experience, social workers and cancer patients say. For young cancer survivors, it is a particularly difficult part of the disease.

Research from a UMass-Lowell team found that Alzheimer’s patients had certain concentrations of common elements in their blood plasma not present people who did not have dementia.

Jacob Dickison relies on ABA therapy, but insurers often push back about the necessity of his treatment.

Both methods stimulate the stomach to provide a sense of fullness that is then signaled to the brain.