Illness & Conditions

How Drug Story Theater helped a lonely girl blossom

This year, veteran news columnist Peter Gelzinis is chronicling the journey of a brave teen, from childhood substance use to a lifesaving connection with a groundbreaking Massachusetts recovery program

Chronic Conditions

Back to basics: What to do to soothe an aching back

Doctors say one of the most common misconceptions about low back pain is that it requires an X-ray or an MRI.

Patient Stories

He had surgery, and everything went wrong - except for one special connection

A Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts nurse case manager guided a Shrewsbury man through life-threatening complications this year, in what he describes as a vital partnership.

Chronic Conditions

Triumphing over a sudden diabetes diagnosis

A Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts member says a team of nurse case managers at the health plan gave him hope after he was blindsided by a difficult diagnosis.

Patient Stories

Taylor Carol, the boy who lived

Taylor Carol didn’t stand a chance. Diagnosed with a rare form of childhood leukemia at the age of 10, doctors gave him just two weeks to live. Yet the little boy and his parents refused to give up.

Patient Stories

Glennon Doyle shares how she became a "Warrior"

Glennon Doyle is brutally honest. She’s also thoughtful, smart and sweetly funny. So when this best-selling author talks about addiction, mental illness, racism or raising children in a world gone amok, it’s no surprise that people take notice.

Patient Stories

Tatyana McFadden's journey from orphan to world champion

Few athletes have achieved as much glory as Tatyana McFadden. She was the first to win four major marathons in a single year, the first to win six gold medals at the World Championships and is a five-time racing world-record holder. But life wasn’t always so golden.

An opioid toolkit program for employers

Inspiration can come from anywhere. Just ask Dr. Ken Duckworth. He credits a team of Philadelphia librarians with inspiring a toolkit that may save the lives of employees who overdose on opioids at work.

Patient Stories

A Boston Marathon runner shares a special bond with a young cancer survivor

It takes about 55,000 steps to complete the Boston Marathon, and with every step she takes in the Marathon, runner Susan Langlois will be thinking of a vivacious 12-year-old named Abby.