With ICE arrests rising, some say a Burlington facility designed for short stays is often overcrowded and inhospitable.

A few of the new members Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed to the federal panel have promoted misinformation about vaccines and public health.

West Nile virus detected in Massachusetts ‘earlier’ than normal: ‘People should take steps to prevent mosquito bites’ ...

A 30-year-old man who was convicted of several charges for shooting his pregnant girlfriend in the head has been sentenced to ...

Health officials in Massachusetts said on Tuesday they’ve identified a batch of mosquitos that tested positive for West Nile ...

Thunderstorms on Thursday evening threaten to interrupt the start of what will feel like our first true summer stretch of ...

The hearing captured the tension and complexity of reining in health care costs that are among the highest in the nation, as insurers, providers and prescription drug companies all point the ...

A statewide study by the Greater Boston Food Bank found that hunger isn’t getting worse, but isn’t getting better, either.

Eli Lilly will buy Boston-based Verve Therapeutics, Inc. in a billion dollar deal with plans to advance Verve's new line of ...

A BU professor warns that federal funding cuts, immigration restrictions and housing costs could reshape the region's status ...

Beach Season Water Quality Report Card bySave the Harbor/Save the Bay, the data has shown thatSouth Boston’s beaches remain the cleanest urban beaches in the country.Pleasure Bay and City Point each ...

Health officials have confirmed that a person infected with measles arrived in Miami earlier in June from Boston. The ...