Mass General Brigham builds AI tool to warn patients about the dangers of extreme heat
Mass General Brigham is partnering with IBM on an artificial intelligence tool to send bespoke heat alerts to the patients most at risk.
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Bill would allow kids in camp, school to carry and use sunscreen
Similarly to how students need to go to the nurse's office if they want ibuprofen, they also cannot bring their own bottle of sunscreen to school without a doctor's permission,...
From Harvard to Planned Parenthood, here's a recap of Boston federal court's busy Monday
Lawyers for the Trump administration sparred with Harvard, Planned Parenthood and the American Association of University Professors on Monday at Boston's Moakley Courthouse over funding, free speech and more.
Planned Parenthood wins partial victory in legal fight with Trump administration over funding cuts
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston granted a preliminary injunction Monday that, for now, blocks the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood member organizations that either don’t...
Mass. insurance regulators reject some premium increases sought by health insurers
State health insurance regulators rejected a pair of proposed hefty premium increases from major insurers and allowed six other carriers to increase rates by 7% or more, albeit at lower...
Cambridge-based gene therapy maker Sarepta tells FDA it won't halt shipments despite patient deaths
Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics said late Friday it won't comply with a request from the Food and Drug Administration to halt all shipments of its gene therapy following the death of...
In exam rooms, Maine physicians confront health care issues — and misinformation
After more than three decades as a family physician in Maine, Dr. Scott Schiff-Slater said he struggles to make sense of the public's eroding trust in medicine. He's frustrated and...
Mass. health centers, Head Start worry federal change will imperil services to immigrants
Massachusetts community health centers are among the groups worried about a federal policy change that says they can no longer provide services to unauthorized immigrants.
Kate Walsh reflects on her time as Mass. health secretary
Monday was Kate Walsh’s first day in semi-retirement. As Massachusetts secretary of health and human services, she oversaw a tumultuous period of hospital sales and closures, increasing public skepticism about...
How Trump’s big law impacts Massachusetts
From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key provisions may have an impact on residents and programs in...
Leadership change for state's health and human services amid major federal challenges
Massachusetts Health and Human Service Secretary Kate Walsh is retiring after two and a half years in the role. Gov. Maura Healey has appointed Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, the current undersecretary...