A Mass. Eye and Ear specialist explains why earwax is healthy, and why you shouldn’t use q-tips or ear candles to remove it.

For a safe July 4th holiday, Mass. Eye and Ear specialists urge revelers to take steps to prevent common fireworks injuries to the eyes, ears, head and neck.

An ophthalmologist at Mass. Eye and Ear sheds light on the principal cause of blindness in the world — cataracts.

An anonymous gift exceeding $20 million transformative for Mass. Eye and Ear, patients.

Often referred to as our "sixth sense," balance relies on input from several ares of the body to keep you from falling -- the inner ear, the eyes, the muscles and joints in your leg and spine.

Self-made broadcast pioneer and media mogul Norman Knight has generously supported the Nursing Department at Mass. Eye and Ear for more than 20 years.

Survival of mass extinctions helps to explain near indestructible properties of hospital "superbugs."

The Mass. Eye and Ear community mourns the loss of our beloved colleague, provider and friend, Dr. Lina Bolaños.

A Mass. Eye and Ear research team recently showed that the brains of those who are born blind make new connections in the absence of visual information, resulting in enhanced, compensatory abilities such as a heightened sense of hearing, smell and touch, as well as cognitive functions (such as memory and language).

A young medical scientist from Portugal teams up with a lab at Mass. Eye and Ear in their pursuit to identify biomarkers of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

An ophthalmologist from Mass. Eye and Ear's Eye Trauma Service offers tips to protect yourself from sports-related eye injuries.