HEALTH

BMC smoking cessation program offers five-step plan to kicking butts

Dr. Robert Sokolove knows that it's difficult to stop smoking cigarettes. But he also knows that with a little help, it's certainly possible. More »

Martha Eliot Health Center celebrates 40 years of compassionate community care

From its humble beginnings as a makeshift "well-baby" clinic in a woodworking room in Bromley Hall, the Martha Eliot Health Center (MEHC) has certainly evolved. Today the center is a comprehensive provider of pediatric primary care, adult, adolescent, mental health, nutrition, optometry, HIV and early intervention health services to families in Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and other Boston neighborhoods. More »

Fitness instructor at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center exercises away arthritis pain

Who can resist moving to the beat of an old Motown song? Not the more than 30 seniors who meet at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to gently exercise for an hour. More »

New hospital guide pushes plan to address disparities

A new guide created by the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston discusses the issue of health disparities head on and from the top down. More »