As outbreaks for several diseases are being monitored across the U.S., state DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has an update on the ongoing public health initiatives in Massachusetts.

The majority of cases have been reported in Texas, but several other states are also reporting infections, including some in the Northeast. Here's what to know about the risk in M ...

Cases of respiratory illnesses related to the flu and RSV are spiking in Massachusetts Right now, the CDC has the problem rated as "high" in the Bay State Cases of respiratory illnesses related to ...

NEWTON - Doctors in Massachusetts said they feel unsettled as pages of health information on the CDC's website pertaining to reproductive, LGBTQ+, gender and racial health have all been taken down ...

Amrita Sidhu finally got her flu shot, but only at the urging of her daughter who is in the medical profession and seeing a spike in severe cases of the flu in Massachusetts. "I feel quite healthy, ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios The fatal drug overdose rate fell 4% nationwide and nearly as much in Massachusetts from 2022 to 2023, per new CDC data — but grew notably out West and up in Alaska. Why it ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday notified approximately 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago that they can return to work, according to The Associated ...