According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, last week more than 10% of patient visits were related to the flu. Plus, nearly 7% of hospitalizations in the state are flu-related and ...

The severity of the flu season in Massachusetts kicked up this week. The 2019-2020 influenza season in the Bay State was upgraded from low to moderate severity by the state Department of Public ...

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive, state environmental and health officials said Wednesday.

Doctors in Massachusetts are seeing more children end up in the hospital with flu-related brain complications. It’s not yet clear from national data whether the number of serious flu-related ...

A bad flu season in Australia could predict a rough time in the U.S., along with a possible COVID surge. Experts urge flu shots, COVID boosters now.

Massachusetts this week mandated that all students in the state ages 6 months and older receive the flu vaccine this year, what state public health officials called “an important step to reduce ...

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 ...

Flu rates in Massachusetts are already higher than at any point in more than a decade, and the season is just getting started. Data released Friday by the state Department of Public Health shows more ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – We are seeing flu case numbers spike upward through the U.S., including here in Massachusetts. The ...

State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu ... 30 birds in Plymouth, has had to be euthanized in Massachusetts due to bird flu.