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 ...

This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain ...

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas. This week, an unvaccinated child ...

Currently, Massachusetts has no measles cases. However, across state lines, Rhode Island has seen one case so far this year as has New York. Here's which states have reported cases in 2025, as of Feb.

A listeria outbreak tied to supplement shakes is now linked to at least 12 deaths and 38 cases across 21 states, according to ...

Flu fears are at their highest right now, as the virus is peaking across the country.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Underreported mold levels, lab shopping, and fear of retaliation among concerned cannabis workers are boiling behind the ...

A New England woman who thought she was merely jetlagged after vacationing overseas and later felt her feet burning learned from doctors that she had contracted a brain worm infection, a case study ...

Seasonal influenza virus infection is linked to 19,000 deaths nationwide, including 86 pediatric cases, according to the Feb.

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 ...

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The worst flu season in 15 years has left hundreds of thousands of Americans hospitalized while straining physicians' offices and emergency departments. Why it matters: The ...

Dr. Jason Tracy said South Shore Health is in the midst of one of the busiest flu seasons he’s experienced in his 13 years ...