Coronavirus Pandemic

The co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs are urging Massachusetts public health officials to extend the mask mandate in health care settings. The masking requirement is slated to expire on May 11, following Gov. Maura Healey’s decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency on that date — a move that aligns with the fe...

The Biden administration will end Covid vaccine mandates for federal employees, contractors and air travelers on May 11.

Massachusetts health officials reported 1,034 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths in the last week, with the new data released Thursday. In total, there have been 2,036,804 cases and 22,588 deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Massachusetts’ COVID data is tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavir...

A criminal trial can proceed against two former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home officials accused of negligence that led to the deaths of elderly veteran residents early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Thursday. In a 5-2 decision that reversed a lower court’s dismissal of grand jury indictments, the Supreme Jud...

The research shows it may be possible to retrain the brain to recover its sense of smell.

Massachusetts health officials reported 1,242 new COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths in the last week, with the new data released Thursday. In total, there have been 2,035,770 cases and 22,577 deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Massachusetts’ COVID data is tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavir...

The alleged health-care fraud schemes involved false billing and theft from federal programs, fake Covid vaccine cards, and Covid test kits.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday backed a second dose of the updated Covid booster for older adults and people with weakened immune systems.

U.S. regulators on Tuesday cleared another booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older Americans and people with weak immune systems.

A former Massachusetts pizza parlor owner has pleaded guilty to a scheme that netted him over $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds that he used in part to buy an alpaca farm in Vermont, prosecutors said Friday. Dana McIntyre, 59, was arrested in 2021 on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. He pleaded guilty to four counts of wire&#82...

Massachusetts health officials reported 2,703 new COVID-19 cases and 61 new deaths in the last week, with the new data released Thursday.

COVID rates and wastewater levels are declining in Massachusetts and across New England, which is giving top Boston doctors some cautious optimism about the course of the pandemic.

Massachusetts health officials reported 2,703 new COVID-19 cases and 61 new deaths in the last week, with the new data released Thursday.