MMS News Releases

The U.S. is suffering from record rates of people being obese and overweight. Obesity alone reaches more than one in three adults and one in six children in the U.S. and is associated with more than 30 medical conditions. Much of that burden stems from the lifestyles we lead – how active we are,...

Physicians of the Massachusetts Medical Society are adding their voices to those of other health officials in urging everyone to get vaccinated for this flu season. The U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) has indicated this year’s flu season has arrived unusually early and could...

Physicians of the Massachusetts Medical Society have produced a series of 10 brochures to help parents identify and deal with a range of topics on youth violence, including bullying, dating and street violence, violence in the media, and child sexual abuse. They are available free to parents,...

Dr. Riley's "unique set of clinical and administrative skills, along with his personal dedication to patient safety and medical care, will be difficult to replace.”

The MMS House of Delegates has approved an extensive new resolution on medical marijuana, outlining considerations and criteria for regulations governing the implementation of the law, following voter approval of the ballot initiative in November that allows the use of medical marijuana the state.

Physical exercise has been touted as the closest thing to a "fountain of youth," with benefits that reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, other chronic diseases, and even depression. Some even claim it boosts brain health.

For the sixth time in eight years, the Waltham-based Massachusetts Medical Society has been named a 'top place to work,' with the latest recognition coming once again from The Boston Globe in the media company’s 2012 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts project. This is the fourth such recognition...

Dr. Adelman is currently the Director of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates. He starts his duties at PHS in March 2013.

MMS president comments on the apparent defeat of ballot question 2 (physician-assisted suicide) and the passage of ballot question 3 (medical marijuana).

MMS comments on the passage of Question 3, "Medical Use of Marijuana.

The numbers show just how serious the problem is: By the time of high-school graduation, eight in ten teens have used alcohol, four in ten have smoked marijuana, and almost one in ten have taken prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons.

The Massachusetts Medical Society today offered testimony before the Department of Public Health on emergency regulations on pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer conduct in the Commonwealth surrounding prescription marketing and gifts to physicians.