The majority of closures are due to high levels of bacteria found in the water, according to the Department of Public Health.

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Tuesday that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected ...

The state’s first heat wave since last summer has begun, and temperatures will continue to rise throughout the next couple of ...

The virus was found in a sample collected from Shrewsbury on June 13, the Department of Public Health announced Tuesday.

Is it because of all the rainy weekends we’ve had? Whatever the reason, the West Nile Virus has made “a little early” return ...

Public health officials in Massachusetts said Tuesday that West Nile virus was confirmed in a mosquito sample in Worcester ...

The person visited several places in Boston while infectious, the city of Boston said, adding that any individuals who were ...

Health officials in Massachusetts said on Tuesday they’ve identified a batch of mosquitos that tested positive for West Nile ...

A person with measles visited Boston over the weekend, health officials warned Friday, sharing a hotel, museum and airport ...

Throughout the conference, the Health Equity Compact pushed for support of omnibus legislation focused on advancing health ...

A federal judge in Boston ordered the National Institutes of Health to restore billions of federal research dollars ...

With summer approaching, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) reminds residents to take recommended common-sense precautions to keep everyone, especially young children, safe this ...