Wake Up Well: How do you take care of your mental health?
We asked you what you do to tend to your mental well-being.
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60 years since surgeon general's historic report, what's the state of tobacco use?
Despite the decline in cigarette smoking among adults, there has been a rise in the number of young people using some types of nicotine products. -
What to know about upcoming COVID-19 vaccines and the FLiRT variants
The new COVID-19 boosters could be ready as soon as August. Experts say if you are overdue for a shot, wait for the new formula. -
Horse sports are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. Can they be made safer?
NPR's A Martínez speaks with event rider Jonathan Holling about safety concerns and measures in equestrian sports, which are a leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for U.S. athletes. -
Even in remission, childhood cancer is rarely ‘done.’ A survivor’s building community around ‘long effects.’
Erin Cummings was still dealing with new cancer, surgeries, and heart failure decades after beating Hodgkin lymphoma as a teenager. She learned she was far from alone. -
Researchers looked into a man's brain through a polymer window in new imaging method
A team in California has developed a new way to use ultrasound imaging to provide a new view of brain activity — through a small window in the skull of one man. -
Here’s how the Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could affect Massachusetts
1 in 7 people in Mass. now get their abortions by telehealth. -
Local doctors push for more mpox vaccination as virus appears to be on the rise
16 cases of mpox have been diagnosed this year, raising concern of a resurgence. -
Mass General Brigham pilot program delivers care to new mothers right at home
The postpartum pilot offers extra support to high-risk parents, hoping to curb maternal health inequities in Massachusetts. -
Afraid of IUD pain? Planned Parenthoods in Massachusetts now offer a solution.
Fear of pain or a history of trauma can keep some people away from the highly effective birth control method. Now a major reproductive health care provider is offering another option. -
Fatal opioid overdoses dropped 10% in Massachusetts last year, according to CDC
“It's still too soon to celebrate; we have really yet to bend the corner. … But I do think the latest data gives us some reason to be hopeful.”