Two children in Massachusetts have died from flu-related complications this month. COURTESY OF PIXABAY Two Massachusetts children have died from flu-related complications in the first week of February ...

A number of beaches are closed across Massachusetts on Tuesday, mostly due to excess bacteria, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Interactive Beach Water Quality Dashboard. A ...

Several beaches across Massachusetts are closed on Sunday, July 20. There are 25 beaches closed, most due to high bacteria levels, according to the state Department of Public Health. One of those is ...

COVID-19 cases are rising in half of US states. Is this the start of a summer wave? What to know about COVID trends and the ...

Massachusetts has made the influenza vaccine mandatory for all students in the state, becoming the first U.S. state to make the flu vaccine a requirement for children older than 5 years, CNN reports.

Hundreds gathered in Boston this week to protest Massachusetts’ new rule making the influenza vaccine mandatory for all students, CBS Boston reports. Massachusetts recently instituted the order ...

Massachusetts’ top health official worries about what he called “disinformation” and “lies” in a new federal report on the health of American children. The report was released last week by Robert F.

CDC data shows that children aged 4 and under accounted for 6.7% of emergency department visits for COVID-19, flu and RSV compared to 1.1% among those aged 65 and older during the week of Nov. 23.