Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Hantavirus headlines may sound alarming, but Massachusetts health officials say the deadly rodent-borne illness remains extremely rare in the U.S.

A Massachusetts report says the state’s ban on flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, has saved more than $70 million in health care costs since 2020.

Massachusetts state health officials say whooping cough is reaching 'pre-pandemic' levels, and it's only November.

We are wrapping up the fifth summer season since COVID-19, and people are still getting sick, with some dying from the virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency over a new outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning people not to consume water that comes from Easton-based Simpson Spring due to contamination.

Massachusetts health officials said that while monkeypox does not spread easily between people, people can spread the infection once they develop symptoms.

Massachusetts cannot continue to fund the pop-up vaccination clinics in New Bedford forever. It's time people began taking responsibility for themselves.

Only 1,156 breakthrough cases in Massachusetts have resulted in hospitalizations. That's 0.03 percent, and 59 percent of them had pre-existing conditions.

West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Fall River, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Tuesday.