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By Jean E. Keamy People who wear glasses get their eye examined to update their prescription. If patients are seeing well, they tend not to get...

By Dr. Jean Keamy Since women typically live longer than men, they are at greater risk for developing vision-inhibiting conditions and diseases such as cataracts...

By Linda F. Fitzgerald It’s no secret: For the last year, Congress has been debat- ing cuts to Medicare and Social Security as part of...

By Dr. Jean Keamy Dry Eye is one of the most common diseases in ophthalmology. Dry eyes can cause a variety of symptoms from foreign...

Several hundred people from across the state visited Boston recently — but they were not there to take in the sites. They assembled in the cramped hearing room of the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy to protest Gov. Deval Patrick’s plan to cut the rates of the adult day care program, and ultimately to close down many of these centers.

By Deborah E. Banda As the temperature heats up this summer, so does the fight to protect Medicare and Social Security. By the beginning of...

By Dr. Roxanne Latimer Some of the most common winter complaints are annoying ear pain, ear clogging and decreased hearing. The problems that start in...

All sugars are not equal — even though they contain the same amount of calories — because they are metabolized differently in the body.

By Savitha Tudi Chronic pain, defined as pain that lasts for more than three months, can manifest itself in many ways. And its cause can...

By Al Norman Another state budget debate has come and gone. The Conference Committee working out differences between the House and Senate budget for 2012 released...