Sarah Wakeman, MD, Senior Medical Director for Substance Use Disorder at Mass General Brigham, is the co-senior author and ...

Boston's Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Dr. Kevin Simon, on the city's sharp decline in opioid overdose deaths. New data shows that the deaths have dropped by 38%. Simon says Boston has 24-hour ...

Eliminating the injury center would be akin to pulling firefighters off the scene while the fire is still burning.

New data show a 38% decrease in opioid overdose deaths in Boston in 2024 compared to 2023 — the lowest number since 2015.