The Atlanta-based CDC is charged with protecting Americans from outbreaks and other public health threats. Before the job cuts, the agency had about 13,000 employees.

Massachusetts has reported a spike in neurological symptoms among pediatric flu patients in 2025, but national trends aren’t ...

While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual ...

There was a widespread warning on Monday for kids to get vaccinated against measles after a child in Texas died last week ...

A 40-year-old woman is being treated at a Boston hospital after getting stung by a scorpion at Logan Airport, according to ...

The widespread dissemination of groundless conspiracy theories is undercutting confidence in the safety and efficacy of ...

Massachusetts has not received any reports of recent measles cases, as outbreaks spread across the country and after an ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios The fatal drug overdose rate fell 4% nationwide and nearly as much in Massachusetts from 2022 to 2023, per new CDC data — but grew notably out West and up in Alaska. Why it ...

Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Currently, Massachusetts has no measles cases. However, across state lines, Rhode Island has seen one case so far this year as has New York. Here's which states have reported cases in 2025, as of Feb.

In March 2024, for the first time in the United States, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was ...