President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the job, a White House official confirmed ...

"Excessive drinking" includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, drinking while pregnant, and underage drinking, according to ...

Now, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is reporting that flu severity is low in the state, as the number of cases ...

Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years ...

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A mosquito virus is on the rise and it’s hitting many of the most popular tourist destinations. “Take it from someone who had it three times, not a pleasant infection to ...

Here are some people who might consider getting a measles vaccine: Health-care workers born before 1957 who don’t have proof of immunity. Older children, adolescents, and adults born after 1957 should ...

Trump administration funding cuts are beginning to have effects on the top-ranked children's hospital in Massachusetts, its ...

A top official at Boston Children’s Hospital said vaccine-related contracts between the medical facility and multiple federal ...

A federal judge has blocked the cuts while lawsuits move through the courts but it has caused uncertainty and anxiety among ...

The CDC recommends children get the first dose of the MMR vaccine, which includes protection against measles, mumps, and ...

As outbreaks for several diseases are being monitored across the U.S., state DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein has an update ...