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By Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON — “Why did they cut you?” The shocking question came from a respected spine surgeon tracked down by Keith Swenson, who was still...

In his New York Times bestselling book, “Being Mortal,” surgeon Atul Gawande explains the rise of nursing homes in America starting in the 1950s. “Hospitals couldn’t solve the debilities of chronic illness and advancing age,” he wrote, “and they began to fill up with people who had nowhere to go.” The hospitals lobbied Congress for funding “to enable them to build separate custodial units for patients needing an extended period of “recovery.”

By Jean E. Keamy Patients often come to my office and wonder if they have glaucoma. Another group of patients think that just because they...

By Mike Festa State Director, AARP Massachusetts Did you know that someone’s identity gets stolen every two seconds? The AARP Fraud Watch Network provides you with...

It’s no secret that smoking causes lung cancer. But what about diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and erectile dysfunction?

THE LOST ISLAND* (A Gideon Crew novel)                   Pub Date: August 5 By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child                            Read by David W. Collins In the third...

By Dr. Jean E. Keamy Patients commonly complain of red eyes. I thought a review of some of the common causes and associated symptoms of...

Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems.

By Matt Robinson Contributing Writer BOSTON - Though it has been over 60 years since the Beatles first came to Boston, the band’s legacy has remained...

Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out — and concluded there’s little evidence that going organic is much healthier, citing only a few differences involving pesticides and antibiotics.