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Cooler temperatures are here so it’s time to cozy up with these warm recipes.

Question: At my recent annual mammogram I was told that I have dense breast tissue. What does this mean exactly? Should I be worried?

Fall is a great time to try some warm and hearty meals.

Rheumatologist Isaac Kasper, MD, has joined Tufts Medical Center Community Care in Reading.

Barry Herb of Medford is no stranger to doctors and hospitals. Diagnosed with osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition that leads to cartilage loss in joints, he has undergone several surgeries and procedures on both knees and both shoulders over the past 20 years.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Olga Efimova, MD, PhD, a radiologist at MelroseWakefield Imaging, has compiled a list of five important things that every woman should know about mammograms.

Now we’re back in the swing of work and school (or at least virtual work or school), it’s a great time to try some new recipes to shake up your lunch routine.

There is no time to waste when an individual might be experiencing heart attack symptoms. For the past 27 years, Melrosians and residents of surrounding communities have been coming to MelroseWakefield Hospital (MWH) to receive cardiac services close to home.

In the US up to 84% of adults will suffer low back pain at some point in their life and 1.5% of all physician visits are for low back pain.

Mandy Chaput is constantly on the move keeping up with her two active young boys and her career as Director of Early Learning and School-Age Programs.

Patient recognized the signs of stroke and got help immediately.

What seemed like a simple decision at the time may have ended up saving Melissa Shirtcliff’s life.

What seemed like a simple decision at the time may have ended up saving Melissa Shirtcliff’s life.

Now that it’s officially summer, it’s time for fresh and local produce and herbs that help keep your meals light.

Jonathan D. Rothberg, MD, a primary care physician, has joined Tufts Medical Center Community Care’s internal medicine practice at 101 Main St., in Medford.

Face masks help slow the spread of COVID-19 and local and even national mask makers have donated thousands of the face coverings to MelroseWakefield Hospital.

The MelroseWakefield Hospital emergency room has seen a significant decrease in patients, which hospital officials attribute to people afraid of coming in contact with COVID-19. Frontline workers now are urging those who need routine work to come in as well as those who need medical attention.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, routine in-person healthcare visits have been temporarily put on hold in efforts to conserve personal protective equipment and to maintain social distancing. As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services eased restrictions on telehealth, virtual provider visits have become the temporary norm.

MelroseWakefield Hospital is finding that people who need care are putting off visits due to coronavirus-related anxieties.

Wally Arsenault and his younger brother Dan wanted to thank area nurses, doctors and hospital staffs for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.