CORONAVIRUS

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court says prosecutors should be allowed to make their case. It's tied to how a deadly COVID-19 outbreak was handled in 2020. At least 76 veterans at the state-run facility died.

Massachusetts housing agencies and advocates are asking state lawmakers to extend a pandemic-era eviction prevention policy, which expires this Friday.

Gov. Maura Healey said the vaccination requirement saved “countless lives." But she said it’s time to update the state’s COVID response.

Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have the lowest rate of long COVID – less than 23% of people who had COVID reported having long COVID.

In the aftermath of holiday gatherings, many people are canceling appointments because of illness, or just not going out.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a new COVID-19 omicron subvariant called XBB.1.5 is the dominant variant in the Northeast and accounts for nearly one-third of new COVID cases nationwide.

The health care system is under stress — but not just because of COVID patients.

Connecticut is seeing high levels of flu and increasing levels of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic slowed population growth in cities and spurred growth in rural America for the first time in a decade.

An infectious disease expert at a western Massachusetts hospital is urging caution ahead of holiday gatherings.