As outbreaks for several diseases are being monitored across the U.S., state DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has an update on the ongoing public health initiatives in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts has not received any reports of recent measles cases, as outbreaks spread across the country and after an ...

The Lowell Transitional Living Center, the largest homeless shelter and support organization north of Boston, is treating an ...

There are gaps in the state’s vaccination infrastructure, despite the Bay State’s status as a national leader in medical ...

Retirees are living longer than ever, but the wealth management industry is far from unanimous about how to plan around that ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday notified approximately 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago that they can return to work, according to The Associated ...

Cases of respiratory illnesses related to the flu and RSV are spiking in Massachusetts Right now, the CDC has the problem rated as "high" in the Bay State Cases of respiratory illnesses related to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a page on Friday listing the conflicts of interest reported by ...

Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many anti-vaccine ...

In the first days of Donald Trump’s second term as United States president, he signed 2 executive orders that carry significant, immediate implications for patients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...

Amrita Sidhu finally got her flu shot, but only at the urging of her daughter who is in the medical profession and seeing a spike in severe cases of the flu in Massachusetts. "I feel quite healthy, ...

Currently, Massachusetts has no measles cases. However, across state lines, Rhode Island has seen one case so far this year, as has New York. An outbreak is defined by the CDC as a state that has ...