Newsroom
Your source for inspiring patient stories, the latest news on innovations in health care, grants and funding we receive, and more!

Does your kid need an eye exam?
One expert warns that kids who have trouble seeing may not realize because they have a vision issue, because that’s all they know.

Proposed health equity legislation aims to decrease disparities across Massachusetts
A sweeping omnibus bill at the State House would target widespread health reform across the state, looking to change how the public and private entities across the state approach health care access, insurance and workforce.

Local doctors warn of increase in tick bites

How to protect your kids from ticks during 2025's active summer
This tick season in New England is shaping up to be bad, and that means kids playing outside are more at risk of getting bitten. Two Massachusetts doctors share the simple things to do if you find a tick on your kid.

Ticks are more active and biting earlier this year. Here are the details

9-Year-Old Girl with Devastating Skin Disorder Lives in Pain: 'I Can't Play on the Playground'
Nine-year-old Tayma Salim loves drawing flowers, playing with her brother, Arslan, and the color pink. But unlike other kids her age, summer doesn’t mean days splashing in a pool or running barefoot outside — it would cause her immense pain, her mom Zineb Laalej tells PEOPLE.

‘A blunt force axe’: Mass. Democrats warn of harm to hospitals, health care under Trump budget proposal
The Republican budget bill that passed the House last week would cause health care chaos and a massive transfer of wealth to the rich, Massachusetts’ leading Democrats argued Tuesday as the party mobilized a nationwide bid to derail the legislation.

'I feel like it made our bond more special': Meg Dumais, daughter Addie Lacaire continue inspirational drive in Bedrock women's golf league
Mother’s Day is an emotional time for Meg Dumais. The day after Mother’s Day 14 years ago, she found out that her daughter, Addie Lacaire, a little more than 10 months old at the time, had brain cancer.

Care delivery changes reshaping hospital landscape
The splintering of Steward Health Care last year resulted in the transfer of six hospital campuses, the closure of two others, and a reshaping of the state's health care world.
I grew up working in hospitals. I love hospitals. I hate to see them close. The sad fact is, across our country, there are 1,300 critical access hospitals -- there's one in Massachusetts, in Athol -- and a third of those hospitals were projected to close.
Kate Walsh | Health and Human Services Secretary
CHAI embarks on post-deployment monitoring for AI as FDA oversight lags
In the absence of a federal framework to monitor the impact of artificial intelligence in the clinic, the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) is stepping in on post-deployment oversight.

UMass Memorial Health allergist provides tips on how to prepare for allergy season
Just a week into spring and the weather still feels anything but. While many see the season as a time for fresh starts, it's not so pleasant for others, who battle itchy eyes and scratchy throats.