Boston's top health official blasted the federal health officials over rolled-back vaccine requirements while reporting that two children in the city died from the flu for the first time in over a decade.

“In Boston, we had not had a pediatric flu death since 2013. So, it’s clear that we’re having a particularly bad season, particularly for children,” Dr. Ojikutu said. “Compared to last year, we noted twice as many kids who’ve been hospitalized for the flu this season and we’re nowhere near our peak yet.”

Boston Children’s Hospital has teamed up with Amazon Web Services to create “clinical doppelgangers” to find patients with like conditions and boost treatment. Clinicians at the pediatric health system use large language models and AWS managed services to surface patients with similar symptoms,

Rob and Karen Hale's historic gift to Boston Children's Hospital will help build a 'transformational' psychiatric facility with 116 beds and treatment programs opening by 2029.

From page to stage, the popular children's book "Library Lion" has come to life on a Boston stage. 2026 marks two decades since the book was first published. The musical production at Boston's Adam Theater takes young audiences inside the story, with an intricate puppet helping turn imagination into reality.