MHA launches opioid-reduction initiative with pharma partner

The industry group is partnering with a British pharmaceutical company to reduce the use of opioids in hospitals.

Dentists petition AG Healey to review Delta Dental practices

A group of dentists said Delta Dental's new for-profit plan is discriminatory and confusing.

Column: Making the connection between dental, overall health

Dr. Claire Levesque of Tufts Health Plan talks about linking dental and medical care for better overall health.

Volunteers bring comfort, optimization to local hospitals

Local hospitals are served by thousands of volunteers, who have a real impact on patients, and the bottom line.

As the feds change nutrition standards, local schools up their game

Rules may be relaxing, but better nutrition in schools may be here to stay.

Skin cancer rates are growing, but so are treatment options

Doctors are finding cancers earlier and developing more effective ways to treat them.

Nonprofits speak out against property tax legislation

Hospitals, human service providers, churches, YMCAs and land conservation groups turned out Tuesday to try to sink pieces of legislation that call for some non-profits to pay more in property taxes...

Boys & Girls Club received $65K in lighting upgrades

The Boys & Girls Club of Worcester used a $65,000 grant from the city of Worcester to upgrade its lighting system, a project that the nonprofit estimates will save it $28,000 a year in energy costs.