Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

There's still no agreement on whether the general public should wear face masks to help ward off the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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The national news media needs to step up its game and provide more in-depth coverage of the coronavirus.

The state Department of Health said Monday it reported the death of a woman in her 60s from Hampshire County to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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State health officials say they are urging hospitals in Massachusetts to err on the side of caution when it comes to reporting any patients who could possibly have been exposed to Ebola.
Dr. Albert DeMaria, an infectious disease specialist for the Department of Public Health, told a press briefing Fr…

Health officials say 22 states now have confirmed cases of an unusual respiratory illness in children.
An uncommon virus — enterovirus 68 — is causing the illnesses. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Friday that 160 lab-confirmed cases were reported in the 22 state…