MGH allergists say COVID-19 vaccines can be administered safely to people with allergies
Massachusetts General Hospital allergists offered reassurance that coronavirus vaccines can be administered safely to people with food and medication allergies. The experts’ recent review publishedRead More
Messy mix of snow, rain to move through Mass. overnight
A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of Massachusetts as residents brace for slick driving conditions caused by a messy mix of rainRead More
Nearly 80,000 coronavirus vaccine doses administered so far in Massachusetts
Nearly 80,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccines have been administered in Massachusetts to frontline workers and long-term care facility residents. The Department of Public HealthRead More
Baker signs landmark policing reform law
As the year and legislative session came to a close, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed into law legislation creating a police accountability and oversight system under whichRead More
Health experts say new coronavirus variant may already be circulating in Mass.
The threat of a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus is raising concern across Massachusetts. The variant, known as B117, has nowRead More
6 adults, 3 children displaced after Roxbury home catches on fire
Six adults and three children started off the new year displaced from their home after it caught on fire in Roxbury early Friday morning. FirefightersRead More
190 Mass. communities now considered high-risk for coronavirus
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released an updated list on Thursday detailing the number of coronavirus cases in cities and towns across the Commonwealth. RELATED: Mass.Read More
New Year’s revelries in Boston, around the world muted by virus as 2020 ends
This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with many bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer toRead More
Boston’s First Night celebration goes virtual this year due to pandemic
Crowds won’t be gathering at Copley Square in Boston on Thursday night to celebrate the end of 2020, but New Year’s Eve festivities will beRead More
Mass. health officials announce 6,887 new COVID-19 cases, 81 deaths, 7-day positivity rate of 8.6 percent
The Department of Public Health reported 6,887 newly confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday. RELATED: ‘Grim milestone’: More than 1,000 Bostonians have now died from COVID-19 A totalRead More