Two federal judges have issued conflicting rulings related to mifepristone, an abortion pill that's been in use for decades.
"We will always protect access to reproductive care, including abortion," Gov. Maura Healey said in guidance issued this week.
The state’s COVID-19 public health emergency will end in May alongside the federal government's health emergency.
Pharmedica has advised customers to immediately stop using its product, which it says can cause blindness. People who bought the product ...
Newsweek ranked the hospitals on innovation, patient care, research and consistency. See how Massachusetts hospitals did.
PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals and have been associated with a variety of health issues.
"I was constantly cold and starving, but the idea of having food in my body triggered body-shaming voices," she recalled.
New Boston COVID-19 cases per day decreased by 16% in two weeks, the Boston Public Health Commission said.
UMass Boston is once again requiring masks in public indoor spaces on campus and in crowded outdoor areas.
Rates of COVID-19, flu and RSV are rising in Massachusetts ahead of Christmas. The CDC is asking people to wear masks to control spread.
Assistant Speaker Clark Celebrates $2.1 Million for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Massachusetts Communities
According to The Centers for Disease Control, Alzheimer's Disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the state of Massachusetts.
The report states that the average number of therapy visits among Bay State residents went from about 12 in 2018 to over 15 in 2020.
New Boston University research into spike proteins on the omicron variant led to a report claiming the school created a new, deadlier virus.
State officials reported over 7,800 new COVID-19 cases this week, plus 60 new deaths.
Home health aids and other support personnel are the often unsung key to older people being able to remain in their homes as they age.
The B Healthy Back-to-School clinic will offer new COVID-19 shots that target omicron variants.
Mosquitoes have previously tested positive for West Nile, and Boston has one of the highest risk levels in the state.
U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals in 15 specialties and 19 procedures and conditions to find which have the best specialty care.
Ronald Goldman, an anti-circumcision activist from Boston, argued MassHealth should not use taxpayer money to pay for the procedure.
What are the risks? How should I protect myself and my family? Should I get a booster now or wait until fall? Here's a guide to BA.5.
Digital platform Money teamed up with The Leapfrog Group to compile its inaugural Best Hospitals In America list, including 11 from MA.
Multiple beaches in the North and South Shore are closed to all shellfishing as a red tide sweeps the coastline of the Bay State.
World Health Organization experts are debating whether the rare virus's global spread should be considered a public health emergency.
For the second year, U.S. News provided expanded rankings of hospitals by both state and multi-state regions.
The Boston hospital added a behavioral health unit, two new X-ray rooms and 30 beds to the emergency room.
With winds coming from the northeast, pollen counts along the North Shore will be high all week.
As the CDC reports the MA patient had contact with 200 people, health experts say Monkeypox is not spread the same way as coronavirus.
As Massachusetts health officials fight for stronger mask guidelines, Gov. Charlie Baker holds his ground against them.
As the rest of the nation continues to see an uptick in COVID-19 case numbers, Massachusetts health officials push to slow the spread.
The virus was detected in an adult man who recently traveled to Canada, officials said in a news release.
Rather than wait until June, Gov. Baker and Gov. Polis from Colorado want an expedited review of the emergency-use vaccination in children.
With most of the state considered to be at high risk for COVID-19 transmission, some school districts are suggesting masks again.
Bay State officials are investigating two known cases of mysterious liver inflammation in children as cases spread throughout the nation.
Massachusetts families are scrambling to find substitute baby formulas in the midst of a nationwide shortage.
Though COVID-19 cases doubled over the last two weeks, numbers typically spike throughout school communities after school vacations.
Students 14 to 19 can work out at Planet Fitness from mid-May to Aug. 31 as part of the company's High School Summer Pass initiative.
At one point or another, more than 50 percent of people across the Bay State have contracted the virus, many of them just since December.
COVID levels in wastewater are rising, schools face more positive cases, BA.2 has officials fearing a surge, but death rates stay down.
People 50 and older and anyone who is immunocompromised in Massachusetts may get a second COVID-19 booster shot.