The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms — ...

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died.

Georgia officials halted all in-state poultry sales, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $590 ...

A new federal report shows that one drink per day is associated with negative health effects like liver cirrhosis and cancer, ...

In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2022. The top leading cause in 2023 was heart disease, ...

The CDC has put out new bird flu guidelines amid a new case announced this week in Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern ...

US President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of vaccine conspiracist Robert F Kennedy, Jr, as his new administration's Health and Human Services (HHS) cabinet secretary has alarmed many public health ...

Viral sicknesses have risen in early 2025 amid the ongoing “quad-demic” in the U.S., referring to three respiratory viruses and one gastrointestinal disease, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who's nominated to become the next health secretary, asked the federal government to revoke its authorization of all COVID-19 vaccines in May 2021, just as vaccinated Americans ...

Water is often contaminated with parasites like giardia, which causes diarrhea, gas, and smelly and greasy poop, Alan says — ...

RSV cases peaked earlier this month, but experts ask people to remain vigilant in preventing its spread. RSV is a respiratory ...

Fourteen states are reporting "high" respiratory virus activity: Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and ...