MEDICINE

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that the state constitution does not protect a doctor who prescribes medication to help a terminally ill person die.

Although the nature of mental illness makes precision medicine challenging, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are hoping to jumpstart the field.

A state officials says drought could actually increase cases of West Nile and Eastern equine encephalitis, though new cases have been delayed.

Union organizers say the end of federal abortion rights puts additional pressure on front-line clinic workers.

The veterans medical center in Leeds, Massachusetts, had been recommended for closure in a March federal report, sparking anxiety and protests.

One antibody approach to the painful disease known as FOP actually led to worse outcomes.

Behavioral Health Network provided the COVID-19 clinic inside a Key Food grocery store.

Preliminary findings from a new study in southern California show that the COVID-19 omicron variant causes less severe disease than other variants. Connecticut health providers say that aligns with the kinds of cases they are seeing in local hospitals.

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is suing Hartford HealthCare and its subsidiaries, including Hartford Hospital, claiming that it is trying to create a monopoly on hospital services by acquiring physician networks.

As WBUR’s Gabrielle Emanuel reports, much of the burden has fallen on school nurses, who say they are having to come up with policies on the fly.