Halloween is here, and as you admire your mountain of sweets, you realize it's probably not the best idea to eat all that candy. After sorting through your treats and picking out your favorites, what should you do with the leftover candy? Here are a few ideas!
Donating your...
If you’re struggling with prescription affordability, we can recommend a variety of resources to help you remain on track with your medications and your overall health.
Talk to your doctor, clinical team, or pharmacist about:
The Prescription Advantage Program
MA Residents Patients 65 and older and those with disabilities
A state-sponsored prescription assistance program administered by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
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You may have heard a recommendation to eat seasonally or locally and wondered exactly what that meant or why you should bother. If you've ever purchased fresh produce from a local farmers' market, you may know how much better it can taste. Most of us could probably taste the difference...
Sneezing, coughing, a runny nose, it's not until you feel better that you're thankful for your regular every day health. No one likes to have a cold or flu, and the following six tips could help build your immune system and keep the germs away.
Our Children’s Medical Center is home to the Pediatric Sickle Cell program, the only program of its kind in Central Massachusetts. Our close-knit team includes board-certified pediatric hematologist-oncologists, pediatric nurses, social workers and child life specialists. We give your child a level of care and attention that is hard to find at larger institutions.
As a member of the New England Pediatric Sickle Cell Consortium, we receive the latest sickle cell updates from institutions throughout the region. This collaboration...
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscular disorder that affects many of the body’s functioning systems, including muscular, endocrine, urinary, pulmonary, digestive, respiratory, nervous, circulatory, skeletal, reproductive, etc. Duchenne primarily presents in males between the ages of 2 to 5 years old, and presents with early loss of ambulation, such as walking and upper extremity function, and, ultimately, heart failure. Interventional treatments offered at the Duchenne Clinic improve our ability to slow the progress of these symptoms in our...
