Town officials say six swans that were found dead on or near Mill Pond in Westborough are suspected to be victims of bird flu ...

With measles outbreaks “on our doorstep,” city officials urged residents to get themselves and their children up to date on ...

The flu is surging around Massachusetts. Activity for the virus is designated as “very high” across the state, which is seeing the highest level of the illness since before the COVID-19 ...

Boston health officials said Wednesday that along with an unusual second, late surge of flu cases across the state, the ...

BOSTON - The number of flu cases in Massachusetts is at its highest percentage in years, according to the Department of Public Health, and they're urging everyone to get vaccinated. According to ...

Gaps in surveillance and cuts by the Trump administration to medical research threaten to undermine efforts to contain a ...

In Massachusetts, more than 80% of hospital beds are filled. Experts say there are a variety of reasons for the shortage. WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan reports.

Despite scientific advancements made during the COVID pandemic, growing vaccine hesitancy and the politicization of public health leave the U.S. vulnerable to future pandemics, according to experts ...

The numbers speak for themselves. 242 people, including 7 children, have already died from the flu in Massachusetts this season in what public health officials say is one of the worst Influenza ...

Bird flu has claimed the lives of at least four snowy owls in Massachusetts in recent weeks, adding the graceful white and black-patterned predators to its victims as it sweeps through the wild bird ...

But there may be light at the end of the tunnel. The USDA reported last week that egg shortages are easing and wholesale ...

Where does our avian flu epidemic come from? Commercial, large-scale poultry farming and migrating birds squeezed into ...