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The Massachusetts Association of PAs wants state legislators to make permanent COVID-era accommodations that eliminate the legal requirement for physician assistants to register a specific supervising physician with the state.

Local hospitals were filled quite literally to the brim with sick patients for months on end. Field hospitals even needed to be opened. Creating challenges some healthcare leaders never fathomed.

A Central Massachusetts man is sharing his story of battling cancer, saying a screening at a local hospital no doubt saved his life. It comes during colorectal cancer awareness month. A disease, experts say, has seen a scary rise in recent years. The state's department of public health says colon cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer death in Massachusetts.

Primary care settings are witnessing a significant advancement in cognitive health screening with the introduction of Linus Health’s Core Cognitive Evaluation (CCE). This tablet-based assessment tool is now being integrated into routine check-ups for elderly patients, aiming to improve the detection of cognitive impairments.

Dr. Eric Dickson shares with HealthLeaders the importance of getting clinicians on board with AI for alleviating hospital capacity constraints.

After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired the broken hip that resulted, the 75-year-old electrician found himself at a crossroads.

He didn’t need to be in the hospital any longer. But he was still in pain, unsteady on his feet, unready for independence.

The goal of the registry is to make it easier for healthcare companies to evaluate and shop between validated AI tools, the standards consortium said.

It's been nearly five years since former Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts and COVID-19 upended public health, commerce, education and practically every facet of life.

One mom told her pediatrician she was skipping a checkup for her 4-month-old because she was afraid the baby would catch measles from the doctor’s office before he could be vaccinated — even though there were no cases reported in the area. Another parent said he was refusing to inoculate his 1-year-old because he didn’t want to “experiment” on his child.