Massachusetts Department of Public Health

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.

Bristol County is at high risk for West Nile Virus again. Look, life is full of risks. Don't let the media frighten you any more than you are already.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health's new COVID-19 notification system has many people complaining about a breach of privacy with its exposure app.

When and if there is another pandemic, let's hope Massachusetts will be better prepared to cope with it.

Governors from New England and New Jersey made the move to block community spread of COVID-19.

Distributing candy from parked cars is not considered a safe alternative during the pandemic, the city's health department says.

New Bedford has now been in the 'high risk' zone for coronavirus transmission for more than a month.