What to Know Experts report a rise in ticks and tick encounters this summer, with more tick-related emergency room visits in the past few months than there were at the same time last year.

In the U.S., Naegleria fowleri amoebas are mainly found in the southern states during the warmest months. Here's what ...

A sausage manufacturer in Massachusetts, Kayem Foods, is recalling its ready-to-eat chicken sausage products due to potential ...

Salmonella infections typically cause diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps six hours to six days after exposure.

Deep brand sprouted beans sold nationwide have been recalled in the wake of an outbreak that has sickened at least 11 people ...

Federal food and health officials have connected a salmonella outbreak impacting patients in 10 states to frozen sprouted beans that have been recalled.

A deadly fire at a Massachusetts assisted living home on Sunday highlights the need for federal legislation strengthening ...

A heat advisory is in effect in Boston and several other Massachusetts communities through 7 p.m. on July 17. The National ...

Hawaiʻi has had relatively few gun-related deaths, but they’ve risen sharply over the past 10 years. Hawaiʻi saw the steepest increase in gun fatalities of any state in the decade ending in 2023, ...

Two mosquito samples taken from Boston last week tested positive for West Nile virus. See which neighborhoods they came from ...

Emergency departments are seeing a notable increase in patients with tick bites, and the state epidemiologist said a tick ...

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are spiking well above those of previous years, Centers for Disease ...