Nantucket is the latest community to start testing its sewage for drugs—partnering with a Cambridge firm that analyzes sewage ...

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As fired and retired scientists rallied outside in the Atlanta heat, an advisory panel that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handpicked ...

The severity of this past flu season underscores the need for more effective vaccines ... [3] P304 (NCT06602024) is a Phase 3, randomized, observer-blind, active-controlled, case-driven, pivotal ...

West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes for the first time this year in the Bay State, according to the Department of ...

Flu cases in Massachusetts begin to decline. Posted: March 12, 2025 | Last updated: March 13, 2025. After a record-high flu season, state officials have decreased the threat of flu from "very high ...

During the week of Feb. 9, 10.22 percent of visits to doctors' offices across Massachusetts were related to flu-like symptoms, including a cough, sore throat, and fever.

BOSTON (WHDH) - Flu fears are at their highest right now, as the virus is peaking across the country. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said that the state could see flu cases into May ...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health's weekly influenza data showed the Southeast region, along with the rest of the state, saw very high levels of the flu for the week of Feb. 2, the ...

Cases of respiratory illnesses related to the flu and RSV are spiking in Massachusetts; Right now, the CDC has the problem rated as "high" in the Bay State ...

He says he and other professionals across the state are keeping tabs on the bird flu. However, with only 68 human cases confirmed so far, none in Massachusetts, and no significant signs of person ...

Massachusetts is seeing a sharp spike in cases of influenza. Since Feb. 1, flu severity in the state has been classified as “very high” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest ...