Priyanka Dayal Mccluskey

For the past few months, a team of WBUR reporters has been reporting a series called “AI in the doctor’s office,” and we’re bringing our coverage to you this week.

When 68-year-old retiree Ellen Costello received an email asking if she wanted to participate in a medical study about artificial intelligence and breast cancer, she hesitated at first.

Massachusetts residents who need cancer screenings, diabetes medications and other essential care will soon face shorter waits for care, Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday.

The disease has always been tricky to define. A study from Mass General Brigham suggests the healthcare system is missing millions of long COVID cases.

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.