The Massachusetts Behavioral Health and Wellbeing Taskforce was created by the MIRA Coalition and Haitian Mental Health Network.

MassHealth dropped GLP-1 weight loss drug coverage in the fiscal 2027 budget, and in February, the Group Insurance Commission board also approved nixing the weight loss drug coverage, even as some state health plan overseers said the move would exacerbate health disparities.

Massachusetts addiction specialists say that the legalization of recreational cannabis is causing more senior citizens to use it, but that a repeal of legal marijuana may not be the answer.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses voted Thursday to authorize an open-ended strike. The union has called on Mass General Brigham to offer wage increases and affordable health insurance.

"The reality is that medicine does not always fit into clearly defined legal categories," Worcester Sen. Robyn Kennedy said

House lawmakers voted 119-33 to eliminate all gestational limits, which could give Massachusetts some of the most expansive abortion laws in the country.

Community leaders, public health experts and advocates gathered on the UMass Boston campus for the city’s first Black Men’s Health Activation Summit.

The Trump administration is trying to strongarm hospitals into shutting down their gender-affirming care programs for minors.

In a blow for local anti-abortion advocates, a federal judge threw out claims that Massachusetts had violated a crisis pregnancy center’s rights.

Many families say they welcome more research but question the science behind the claims. They say they would rather focus on providing more support to people with autism.