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Illness & Conditions

Patient Stories

How a wellness program saved a life

A Malden dad started out with a goal to get a primary care physician, and ended up getting a crucial diagnosis

Patient Stories

Heroes on the front line:
Sean Sullivan

A new Coverage series features the voices of doctors and nurses battling the coronavirus in Massachusetts

Patient Stories

Life before vaccines: Smallpox

A medical breakthrough ended a disease that had killed 300 million worldwide

Patient Stories

Life before vaccines: Polio

From playing football, to iron lung: One man's story

Patient Stories

Life before vaccines: Measles

A sister's story: A rash, a fever, encephalitis and lifelong damage in the era before vaccination

Patient Stories

Life before vaccines: Meningitis B

'There is not one hour that goes by that I don't think about her': A mother's story

Patient Stories

Life before vaccines: Diphtheria

A public health historian describes the horrific effects of 'throat distemper'

Patient Stories

Acupuncture’s delicate power

'It's amazing,' one grateful patient says, as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announces it will cover the procedure

Patient Stories

Tourette diagnoses led a family to proud advocacy

A Massachusetts family, spurred by the triple diagnosis of a neurological condition, is contributing to cutting-edge research on the syndrome their children share

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