The HPV vaccine can prevent cancer. Yet, teens are far less likely to receive it than other vaccines. A family shares their story of why they are determined to change that.
This year, veteran news columnist Peter Gelzinis is chronicling the journey of Emily Hamilton, from childhood substance use to a lifesaving connection with the groundbreaking Massachusetts recovery program Drug Story Theater. Following is the first installment of this special BCBSMA News Service series.
As diagnosis rates for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder skyrocket, many children receive only medication, not the therapy they need, experts say
Josh Herting has a simple message for young adults. “My advice is if you have any justifiable reason, any symptom or pain, no matter how minor, get screened for colon cancer,” he says. “It’s worth it. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through what I went through.”