COVID vaccine recommended for all adults in Massachusetts, Department of Public Health says

CBS Boston (Health) 9/17 6:37A Neal Riley

Health officials in Massachusetts are recommending that all adults in the state, as well as children between 6 months and 2 years old, receive the COVID vaccine. Gov. Maura Healey and Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein will discuss the...

Massachusetts nonprofit aims to make insulin more affordable for diabetes patients

CBS Boston (Health) 9/13 3:27A Victoria D

A nonprofit in Cambridge, Massachusetts is aiming to make insulin more accessible for diabetes patients in the United States by selling vials of the drug at a fraction of the cost. According to WBZ-TV's partners at the Boston Business Journal ,...

Eating a late breakfast linked to "increased risk of death," study finds

CBS Boston (Health) 9/11 5:56A Neal Riley

It's been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day - but when you eat it may be just as significant as what you eat. A new study from Mass General Brigham found that eating a late breakfast is "associated with an increased risk...

Boston aesthetician helps clients with IVF injections, hoping to ease stress of infertility...

CBS Boston (Health) 7/7 12:53A Breana Pitts

Research shows that one out of every eight couples in the U.S. will struggle with infertility . It's part of the reason why IVF is on the rise, up 11% within the last two years. But mixing medicine and self-injecting hormones is one of the most...

Boston health officials warn public of possible measles exposure

CBS Boston (Health) 6/14 3:39A WBZ-News Staff

Health officials in Boston say a traveler with a confirmed case of measles visited Boston from June 7 to June 8. Who may have been exposed to measles? The infectious person visited several places in Boston, including: Westin Boston Seaport...