There’s no single reason for that disparity. The Back Bay area is overwhelmingly wealthy, educated, and white. The Roxbury ...

Boston health officials are warning the public to avoid contact with the water in Fenway’s Muddy River. Cyanobacteria – sometimes called blue-green algae – has been found in the water between ...

When we asked readers if the city should declare a public health and safety emergency, the overwhelming majority of ...

Boston will soon channel $5 million into local coalitions working to tackle longstanding health disparities that have ...

Residents in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood are complaining that city leaders aren't doing enough to control open air drug ...

On Tuesday, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn filed a resolution to declare the area around Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass ...

South End residents who live near the Mass. and Cass intersection have been raising the alarm for months that public drug use ...

Jacqueline Cherisme, a Boston Public Health Commission employee, was allegedly behind the wheel during an April 19 drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of a bystander, according to the ...

Person with measles visited Boston hotel, museum, airport, health officials warn The Boston Public Health Commission and Massachusetts Department of Public Health are working to identify and alert ...

Data released by the Boston Public Health Commission found that Mattapan and other neighborhoods with large populations of color tend to rank at the bottom for health issues like heart disease, ...

The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is recognizing Black Breastfeeding Week. Along with lawmakers, advocates, healthcare providers, and community partners, BPHC gathered in Boston’s ...