The flu is hitting hard across the country in what data shows is one of the worst seasons for the virus in more than a decade ...

Is it common for the flu to zap us twice in the winter months? Massachusetts, and the U.S. for that matter, had a surge in ...

SEABROOK — A Massachusetts man was ordered to be held in preventative detention after his arraignment on Tuesday on charges ...

The CDC says flu rates in the United States have reached the highest level in 15 years. It seems like all respiratory ...

A coalition of 22 attorneys general sued the federal government, claiming that the $4 billion in cuts would “grind to a halt” ...

A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials ...

A variety of pastries have been recalled due to listeria and salmonella concerns, according to the Food and Drug ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Massachusetts is spending one-fifth of what the feds suggest it should on anti-tobacco efforts, a new report says. Why it matters: Cigarette smoking remains the country's ...

Jean McGuire has “never seen anything like this” in her 30-plus years of public health service, spanning disability and HIV work. Historical data is disappearing from the Centers for Disease Control ...

According to the Massachusetts Department of Health, roughly 10% of sentinel provider visits were for flu-like symptoms. That ...