Local News The cyanobacteria bloom, also known as blue-green algae, can sicken people and animals who come in contact with it. Sail boats float on the Charles River by Harvard Bridge with...
Local News "We want every resident and family in Boston to live long, healthy lives." Boston Mayor Michelle Wu embraced a woman who greeted her as she arrived at the Great Hall...
Health Two Massachusetts hospitals made the “honor roll” of the top 20 best-of-the-best medical centers in the nation, while others earned distinction in certain specialties. Brigham and Women's Hospital in the Longwood...
Local News It is the first time this year that the virus has been detected in the state. Mosquitoes carry the West Nile Virus, which spreads to humans through bites from infected...
A person cooks on a gas stove while holding a baby. (Getty Images)Gas stoves are responsible for 12.7% of U.S. childhood asthma cases, a new study in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has found....
Experts emphasize a “food first” approach to nutrients. (Getty Images)With cold and flu season in full swing, ’tis the season for many Americans to throw back one or more dietary supplements in the hopes of fending off illnesses. And...
A protective face mask lies on the sidewalk in New York City on Oct. 26. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)COVID-19 updates. View latest news.WASHINGTON — Coronavirus infection rates rose steadily through the first half of November across Los Angeles County, then began...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference in Miami on Dec. 1. (Ronen Tivony/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)One day after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a push to investigate alleged harms caused by coronavirus vaccines, Dr. Anthony...
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci may be on the cusp of retirement, but that has hardly made the president’s top medical adviser immune to political attacks from opponents who hold him responsible for various shortcomings, whether real or perceived,...
President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron toast during a state dinner at the White House on Dec. 1. (Andrew Harnik/AP)WASHINGTON — After three years of apologetic cancellations and unsatisfying virtual get-togethers, mask mandates and vaccine checks, social distancing...
