Harvard Study: Young Women More Likely To Die From Heart Attacks
New research finds that young women who suffer heart attacks are more likely to die than men.
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New research finds that young women who suffer heart attacks are more likely to die than men.
A Harvard Medical School graduate and a French scientist won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday.
Beyond the front line, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, medical students are taking on a new role and answering the call for help.
High school students are at Harvard Medical School participating in a hands on program called HMS Medscience.
The author's lead study, a professor at Harvard Medical School, said normal childhood behaviors are being diagnosed as ADHD because the children may act younger than their peers.
Getting a good night's rest or perking up with a cup of coffee may be a more effective way to treat chronic pain than turning to painkillers, a new study suggests.
Along with putting up posters and handing out flyers, family and friends have been using social media to alert people about Cooper.
There's a sizable pay gap between men and women working in the medical field, according to a new study.
All six New England governors say fighting the social stigma associated with addiction is key to battling the opioid crisis raging across the region, claiming thousands of lives.
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed an assay called VirScan that can determine which viruses a patient has been exposed to, perhaps 10 years or more in the past.
Researchers found that women who slept five or fewer hours or nine or more hours per day had worse memory.
President Barack Obama is nominating a Harvard Medical School physician as the nation's next surgeon general.
The former medical director of an exclusive Massachusetts prep school has pleaded not guilty in federal court to child pornography charges.
Many take seeing a doctor or a health care professional for granted, but Harvard Medical School is working to change that.
The head of a Massachusetts prep school says the former medical director was reprimanded for using a school computer to access adult pornography, one of the many reasons he was not rehired.
A local researcher may have found a way to unlock the mysteries of autism in just minutes.
A dehydrated squirrel monkey died at a Harvard Medical School research facility in December, the third monkey to die at the New England Primate Research Center in 19 months.
A blind man is running the marathon to raise money for Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary
The investigation into the tight web of big money and persistent fraud in the Bernie Madoff scandal continues to unwind and the latest target of that probe is one of the most respected names in Boston philanthropy -- Carl J. Shapiro.
Gas prices are starting to climb higher in Massachusetts amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
The man accused of shooting and killing two teens near the Westgate Mall in Brockton last year was ordered held without bail Tuesday, after nearly a year on the run.
Five people trapped in an elevator in Boston were saved in a dramatic high-rise rescue Monday night.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
A Burlington, Massachusetts man has not heard from his family since they took shelter from strikes in Tehran.
Gas prices are starting to climb higher in Massachusetts amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Snow, ice and rain are in the Boston weather forecast for Tuesday afternoon.
The man accused of shooting and killing two teens near the Westgate Mall last year is being held without bail.
The future YMCA facility in Somerville will surround a home that the organization has tried to purchase for years.
Five people trapped in an elevator in Boston were saved in a dramatic high-rise rescue Monday night.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
The World Baseball Classic is getting underway this week, and several Boston Red Sox players will be participating.
Neemias Queta scored a career-high 27 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics recover from a slow start and rally past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-98.
Alina Muller and Hannah Brandt scored in a shootout and the Boston Fleet beat the Ottawa Charge 3-2 on Saturday to break a tie for the PWHL lead.
The combined efforts of Travis Konecny and Dan Vladar led the Flyers to victory over the Bruins.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.