Health News
Auditor Bump Finds MassHealth Paying Doctors Prohibited by Feds
State Auditor Suzanne Bump has found that MassHealth, the commonwealth’s Medicaid program, has made nearly half a million dollars in payments to doctors prohibited by the […]
Atsede Baysa Gives Marathon Trophy to Bobbi Gibb
Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to finish the Boston Marathon, has been honored many times since she completed her historic run in 1966. She has […]
Juice Press Is Adding Two More Boston Locations
Juice Press is wasting no time with its Boston expansion. Just last weekend, the chain opened its first location outside of the Tri-State area, in […]
Certain Thyroid Tumors Reclassified As Non-Cancerous
Thousands of people who woke up cancer patients on Wednesday no longer were by Thursday. That’s because a large cohort of doctors, including several from […]
Stefan Leroy Won’t Let a Disability Hold Him Back
Stefan Leroy, a veteran who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan, didn’t think he’d run the Boston Marathon this year. Then, halfway through January, he […]
Under Armour Is Coming to the Prudential Center This Fall
As you may have noticed, major construction is underway at the Prudential Center. And when the dust settles this fall, the Pru will be home […]
Report: Every Boston Supermarket Handed at Least a Dozen Health Code Violations
Which grocery store do you go to? It doesn’t matter. If it’s in the city of Boston, it’s had at least 12 health code violations […]
The Marathon Community Is Not Happy with This Blogger
In 2014, Gia Alvarez qualified for the Boston Marathon, but skipped the race due to a recent miscarriage. The next year, pregnancy kept her from […]
WHO Calls for Better Diabetes Research, Prevention on World Health Day
Approximately 422 million adults worldwide live with diabetes. The disease costs the healthcare system $825 billion each year. In 2012 alone, it also cost 1.5 […]
Is the Tea Bar the Next Juice Bar?
A photo posted by Cold Brew EvyTea (@coldbrewtea) on Apr 6, 2016 at 1:30pm PDT Are tea bars the next juice bars? A soon-to-open Jamaica […]
Concepts and New Balance Unveil Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry Shoes
UPDATED, April 12, 4:45 p.m.: Concepts has announced that online sales of both shoes will now begin Friday, April 15 at noon. If a Red Sox […]
Is the Seaport District About to Become a Wellness Capital?
UPDATED, April 8, 4 p.m.: Spokespeople from Dig Inn, Follain, and Patagonia have said the 311 Summer St. map incorrectly includes their brands; no Seaport […]
Study: More People Are Obese Than Underweight
Late last week, the Lancet published a study with a stirring finding: Obese people now outnumber underweight people worldwide. The researchers found that as of […]
You Could Help Polar Pick Its Next Flavor
If you were one of those people filling your trunk, shopping cart, and social media feeds with bottles of Polar Seltzer’s Unicorn Kisses flavor, the […]
Two Running Pop-Up Shops Are Coming to the Back Bay
UPDATED, April 6, 1 p.m.: Tracksmith has just announced that Gibb herself will be on hand the day after the marathon, to lead a shakeout run […]