The city of Pittsfield has released a public health advisory following the presence of a blue-green algae bloom at Pontoosuc ...

The annual tradition of busting Bay Staters with fireworks before the Fourth of July is underway. A local police department recently seized 100 boxes of fireworks — worth an estimated $40,000 to ...

The increased summer heat and rainfall we experienced over the last 13 weeks may have contributed to the state's ...

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

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 ...

The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) and Massachusetts Department of Health (MDH) says a person with measles visited Boston on June 7<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...