Harvard Dental Team Joins Colorectal Cancer Biobank
A statewide Massachusetts initiative will study oral, stool, and tumor samples from the same patients to look for colorectal cancer markers.
Massachusetts Health News
Health in Massachusetts runs on medical research, wellness trends, disease, hospital systems and public health, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting focuses on clinical developments and the personal decisions people make regarding their own well-being.
Weight Loss
Live Poll
Should insurance plans cover obesity treatments the same way they cover diabetes treatments?
Massachusetts Insurers End Routine Obesity Drug Coverage
Four major state health insurers stopped covering weight loss medications for obesity patients starting this year.
Diseases
Massachusetts Courts Launch Blue Card Initiative
The statewide program helps individuals with autism spectrum disorder navigate courthouse visits with voluntary visual cues and assistance.
Substance Abuse
Live Poll
Should local governments increase investment in historically disinvested neighborhoods to reduce overdoses?
Redlined Massachusetts Neighborhoods Face Higher Overdose Rates
A Boston Medical Center study links historical redlining grades to opioid overdose death rates across Massachusetts census tracts.
Mental Health
Live Poll
Should the state provide more funding to support community-led immigrant mental health networks?
Massachusetts Taskforce Details Immigrant Mental Health Plan
The state-led taskforce issued its first-year report highlighting new resources for immigrant communities in Massachusetts.
Nutrition
Live Poll
Do you trust that major online retailers effectively police the authenticity of health products sold?
Court Halted Sale of Counterfeit Timeline Supplements
A federal court in Massachusetts issued a temporary restraining order to stop the distribution of fraudulent urolithin A products.
Day to day, that means clinical trials, public health warnings, medical advancements, and changes to insurance coverage or hospital programs. It reaches from the state capital to the rural counties where access to care varies. The state holds a distinct place in medicine due to its high concentration of research institutions and teaching facilities. System capacity and insurance regulations are the primary factors that constrain how these health stories develop over time.