In Massachusetts, more than 80% of hospital beds are filled. Experts say there are a variety of reasons for the shortage. WBZ ...

Seasonal influenza virus infection is linked to 19,000 deaths nationwide, including 86 pediatric cases, according to the Feb.

A seal at a Massachusetts zoo died this month after contracting bird flu. Blue, the Buttonwood Park Zoo’s beloved 21-year-old ...

Mass. health officials said the state is seeing a “possible increase” in children having neurological complications ...

Children who are unvaccinated against the flu or who have pre-existing conditions are at higher risk of developing ...

Tests show bird flu caused the death of a 21-year-old harbor seal at a zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts earlier this month.

While the company has conditional approval, the USDA will still have to approve its larger use before farmers can give it to their flocks, according to Science Magazine. The report added that if bird ...

Amrita Sidhu finally got her flu shot, but only at the urging of her daughter who is in the medical profession and seeing a ...

Influenza has run rampant this winter, but numbers are leveling out, said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu of the city’s Public Health ...

Public health officials warn providers in the state about a possible connection to a rare neurologic complication tied to the ...

The Department of Public Health said that seizure is the most typical complication, which is followed by encephalopathy or ...

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