Health care costs too much in Massachusetts, leaving residents increasingly unable to afford it. The situation is likely to worsen as baby boomers age. At a recent state hearing on health care costs, hospital CEOs warned that reducing health care costs will mean cutting services.

Flu activity in Massachusetts has officially reached high levels, and doctors at pediatric emergency departments are seeing a sharp increase in children coming in sick with influenza.

About 1 in 5 women ages 55 to 75 will have a stroke. A new study found that, in their first year of stroke recovery...

Two of the state’s largest health systems have reported multi-million dollar operating losses for the last year, but...

A state task force focused on Massachusetts’ primary care access problems has a bold proposition — demand providers and insurers double what they spend on primary care.

An annual ceremony hosted by the Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation raised tens of thousands for cancer care. The Annual Tree of Life ceremony on Dec. 8 attracted about 75 attendees and raised more than $23,000 to support the Oliva Fund for Cancer Care.

70 Worcester County residents turned in 134 unwanted guns in six different towns and cities on the morning of Saturday...

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is the best hospital for maternity care in Central Massachusetts, according...

A specialized kind of cancer treatment is coming to central Massachusetts. The state Public Health Council on Wednesday...

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