When we asked readers if the city should declare a public health and safety emergency, the overwhelming majority of ...

The cyanobacteria bloom, also known as blue-green algae, can sicken people and animals who come in contact with it.

Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan, an ally and former employee of the mayor, blocked a resolution offered by Wu ...

The Boston Public Health Commission announced Wednesday that it had awarded $1.4 million in grants to seven Boston-based organizations working to reduce health inequities across the city.

How should Boston address its intertwined crises of homelessness and open drug use? Mayor Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft have ...

In Boston on Saturday, Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission, says that's what they're working on. "We have all see the long lines for testing.

The Boston Public Health Commission urged residents on Wednesday to take steps to protect themselves against COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Passover, Easter and Patriot’s Day weekend.

BOSTON (CBS) – The Boston Public Health Commission is urging people to get tested and vaccinated after the COVID-19 positivity rate in the city went up by 65% in the last two weeks.

The Boston Public Health Commission soon will weigh whether to drop the city's mask mandate, likely based on specific pandemic metric thresholds — but it's not year clear when that meeting will ...

The Boston Public Health Commission will meet Tuesday to discuss mask mandates and pandemic-related metrics — not a day too soon, critics say of the board that meets rarely and has had little to ...

The Boston Public Health Commission released new safety precautions, which include a renewed push to wear masks when inside crowded places, as the city sees an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Coronavirus New COVID guidance: Boston Public Health Commission recommends indoor masking, including on public transit Updated: Apr. 21, 2022, 10:50 a.m. | Published: Apr. 21, 2022, 10:32 a.m.