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By state law, children must be up-to-date on their required vaccinations in order to start school this fall. Learn more about what to expect.

Baystate Wing Hospital has announced an investment of $42,000 in grants to benefit local community-based nonprofit organizations to reduce health disparities in the region

Tick check tips for both adults and children, and what to do if you find one.

Spending more time outdoors can put children at risk for both simple and traumatic injuries.

Cara Moser, whose daughter died of an accidental opioid overdose, spoke at the Pain, Suffering and Medication Assisted Treatment summit which kicked off planning for a "bridge clinic" to help those suffering with opioid use disorder in Franklin County and North Quabbin.

The 18th annual 94.7 WMAS Radiothon for Baystate Children’s Hospital raised $263,965.57 to support pediatric patient care during its two-day run, March 5-6, 2019, surpassing last year’s total by more than $18,000.

Researchers at UMass Medical School-Baystate are participating in a federally funded study to better understand the opioid epidemic in rural New England—its biggest public health crisis in decades.

Families will often say that child life specialists bring laughter during dark days, reprieve from bad news, and hope in the midst of the most daunting challenges. For our youngest patients, they are listening, encouraging, singing, hugging, distracting, high-fiving, and advocating for them on a daily basis.

The EMPOWER program, a community-based program that serves women with opioid use disorder during pregnancy and birth, has received a $1 million federal grant.

The EMPOWER program at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, designed to help pregnant women...