While rare, the rate of the Powassan virus is increasing and can cause severe disease, including inflammation of the brain ...

A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare ...

A Boston baby is hospitalized with seizures and brain damage after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard may have led to Powassan ...

An uncommon tick-borne illness called Powassan virus is making headlines in New England right now because a newborn baby in ...

"Powassan is a virus that attacks the brain. It comes from a tick bite and there really isn't a prevention for it or a treatment," says Dr. Marina Keller, an infectious disease specialist at ...

As New Hampshire’s state epidemiologist, Dr. Benjamin Chan was thrust into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic as he ...

Have you been spending more on your groceries? President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs took effect on Thursday. This, after ...

The Martha’s Vineyard Times this week ran a story about 1-month-old West Tisbury resident Lily Sisco, who contracted a rare tick-borne illness.