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Illness & Conditions

Preventive Care

Helping hands for new parents

Postpartum depression screenings offer crucial aid to parents – and their babies

Preventive Care

One family's fight with cancer led to a battle for HPV vaccinations

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.

Substance Use

Addict at 11, activist at 16: Drug Story Theater cast member Emily Hamilton is in the role of her life

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.

Patient Stories

A voice in the darkness: How a nurse formed a special bond with a family in anguish

During the hardest times, help can sometimes come from a simple phone call.

Patient Stories

Caring for caregivers

When a Massachusetts mom needed a hand, fast, a big-hearted stranger was there

Children’s Health

ADHD on rise among kids

As diagnosis rates for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder skyrocket, many children receive only medication, not the therapy they need, experts say

Preventive Care

'Get screened for colon cancer': Two young colorectal cancer survivors share their stories

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.”

Preventive Care

Mammograms: Early detection saves lives

'Pay attention to your body, and do not be afraid to get a mammogram.'

Preventive Care

Dark side of the sun

Clinicians and a melanoma survivor offer tips to guard against skin cancer this summer

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