Health

Dr. Robbie Goldstein worries about the credibility of the new eight-member panel appointed by RFK Jr.

The state public health chief called the firing of all 17 members of a federal vaccine advisory panel "troubling" on Wednesday, while acknowledging that Massachusetts officials have been bracing for such a scenario.

Community Healthlink runs the round-the-clock detox program and says it’s the only one of its kind across the state.

It’s OK to let your kids sleep in.

A new report highlights the lack of critical care facilities in Mattapan, as health disparities persist despite decades of promises.

Holy Family Hospital is moving to shutter some services at its Haverhill campus, including the emergency department, less than a year after new owners took over the facility during the Steward Health Care collapse.

“I worry when health and science get turned into politics and words that aren't necessarily true, but words that can definitely confuse and misdirect,” says Robbie Goldstein, Commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Public health leaders attributed the change to less of the potent, deadly opioid fentanyl in the drug supply.

The CDC is no longer recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy pregnant women and children.

CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.