This year, people are seeking emergency care for tick bites in the highest level since 2017, according to data from the US ...

World Health Organization and partners have been derailed by mismanagement and blind allegiance to an outdated strategy.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. It’s concerning, and the effort to combat obesity should be something ...

Public health departments report increasing hand, foot and mouth disease outbreaks as the contagious virus spreads through ...

Justin Timberlake 's announcement that he was diagnosed with Lyme disease has put a spotlight on the condition that impacts ...

Legionnaires' disease is caused by Legionella, a bacteria that can travel through water systems and devices. Although most ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting new permanent leadership. The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick Susan Monarez to serve as CDC director. She’ll be the CDC’s first ...

A health department remediation has now been completed for the 11 cooling towers with initial positive screening results ...

Though Lyme disease receives the most attention, there are numerous tick-borne illnesses that pose significant health risks.

After a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem that sickened 50 and killed two, here's what to know about the bacterial ...

A team at Florida International University is using digital stethoscopes and machine learning to analyze heartbeats, similar ...

This delayed allergic reaction is called alpha-gal syndrome. While it’s commonly called the “red meat allergy,” that nickname is misleading, because alpha-gal syndrome can cause strong reactions to ...