A combination of an uptake in measles vaccinations and a buildup of natural immunity is likely behind a decline of new ...

Powassan virus, a rare but fatal tick-borne illness, can cause severe brain inflammation and death within days. Experts warn ...

Medical errors are gaining recognition as a serious public problem. One recent study reported that approximately 400,000 ...

The Supreme Court of Liberia has reaffirmed its 2016 judgment ordering the removal of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) from a disputed piece of land hosting its headquarters in Monrovia. The ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, announced the COVID vaccine changes in a video posted to social media May 27.

Connecticut officials have confirmed the first US case of longhorned tick carrying Ehrlichia chaffeensis, known as the human ...

The bird flu virus remains a wild card that continues to threaten U.S. poultry and egg supplies while upping the ante with risk to human health.

Slashed and paused funding, mass firings and information purges have destabilized an infrastructure that took 40 years to build.

A fresh coronavirus strain that is quickly gaining traction abroad has been detected in New York and other parts of the ...

East Palestine residents allege multiple companies and agencies failed to protect them after a train derailed in 2023.

Many older adults live on fixed incomes and may not have air conditioning or be able to afford to use it. Others may not recognize the signs of heat-related illness until it’s too late. Thus, health ...

By Amy Maxmen for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Trimmel Gomes for Mississippi News Connection reporting for the KFF ...