A patient in a South Carolina children's hospital has died of a brain-eating amoeba, according to the facility.

Nearly a third of the United States is under heat alerts as temperatures skyrocket, prompting an experimental tool to help ...

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes ...

A University of Florida infectious disease expert is urging caution after four people died from a dangerous flesh-eating bacterium found in warm Florida waters, including two deaths reported in St.

Lung cancer, traditionally linked to smoking, is increasingly affecting non-smokers due to factors like air pollution, radon ...

Authorities recently determined that a Riverside man in his forties overdosed in March on carfentanil, an illegally manufactured fentanyl that is 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

Childhood vaccination rates have markedly declined across the U.S. since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new ...

The move comes amid efforts by the Trump administration to restrict access to gender-affirming care for patients under 19.

Most people who get it don’t have symptoms, but in some cases it can lead to “major neurologic complications,” according to ...

The U.S. Health Department, led by RFK Jr., has officially banned thimerosal from all flu vaccines, despite no proven harm, ...

Symptoms of tick-related illness like Lyme disease include fever or chills, headaches and body aches, rash and swollen lymph ...

World Hepatitis Day is marked each year on July 28. Last year, WHO's Global Hepatitis Report 2024 made clear the enormous burden of viral hepatitis: more than 2 million people are newly infected with ...