Priyanka Dayal Mccluskey

New research shows people on Medicaid who receive medically-tailored meals are less likely to need hospital care or land in emergency departments.

The impending loss of coverage on July 1 has some of the state's lowest-income residents, who rely on Medicaid, scrambling to find extra cash to pay for the medicines out of pocket. The costs are steep, typically up to $450 per month.

Senior health reporter Priyanka Dayal McCluskey joined WBUR's Morning Edition to explain what the strike is about and the impact on the hospital and patients.

Thousands of nurses at one of the region’s biggest medical centers walked off the job Wednesday morning to protest their employer, Mass General Brigham, and demand better pay.

An AI risk detection tool analyzes mammogram images with the goal of predicting cancer before it happens, or finding cancer before it spreads, so patients can live longer, healthier lives

Massachusetts state senators on Thursday unanimously approved legislation that would strengthen protections for healthcare workers who are assaulted on the job — a daily occurrence at hospitals across the state.

Norwood Hospital has sat vacant for six years, even as multiple hospital operators expressed interest in reopening it for a community that suddenly lost access to critical medical care.

Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday launched a $10 million effort to raise awareness about federally mandated changes to Medicaid, which will force members to cross new hurdles in order to keep their benefits.

At least 1 in 4 NFL players are likely to end up with the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Negotiations for a new contract are at a standstill, and the nurses' union is considering another strike.