It's been almost a decade since federal health officials first issued a warning about the herbal product kratom, promoted as a safe alternative to opioids for pain. It remains readily available in stores. Massachusetts and Springfield officials are taking action.

Researchers at the University of Vermont are part of an international team that says it’s figured out how it is that bats manage to live so long and so well. They say their findings could someday help humans live longer, healthier lives too.

McKee hopes to propose another $16.5 million for Medicaid payments as the state tries to become more competitive in attracting physicians

The new vaccine uses mRNA technology, which is faster to manufacture than traditional shots that grow live virus cultures in chicken eggs.

The first year of the three-year pilot has been successful in part because high schoolers — not just adults — pitch the counseling program to their peers.

Connecticut’s first proton therapy center is expected to begin treating cancer patients in the coming months through a partnership between Hartford HealthCare and Yale New Haven Health.

Michael Curtis, a urologist, has worked part-time at Mt. Ascutney Hospital since 2023. After news broke that regulators had greenlit his plans for an independent surgical facility, he was abruptly let go.

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.

Researchers at Martha's Vineyard Hospital hope to learn how alpha-gal syndrome develops after someone is bitten by a lone star tick. The study will examine over 300 residents from the island over the course of two years.

A study from Dartmouth Health finds blood type O patients with alpha-gal syndrome can have severe allergic reactions to certain blood transfusions.