Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is not due to a major increase of new infections but instead a change in reporting requirements.
Feb 15, 2024
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Philadelphia police officers Kenneth Harper and Jennifer Torres were in their patrol car sitting at a red light when a call came in over the 911 radio dispatch.
Feb 14, 2024
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For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state—this one resulting in a man's death—has ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat.
Feb 13, 2024
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An elderly man has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health officials said.
Feb 13, 2024
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Public health officials in Oregon have reported a case of bubonic plague in a local resident who they said likely contracted it from a pet cat.
Feb 13, 2024
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Health officials in Gaza are growing increasingly concerned about the spread of disease among displaced communities in the besieged enclave.
Feb 8, 2024
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging clinicians to be alert for measles cases after 23 cases of the extremely contagious disease were recently confirmed in the U.S., including two in Georgia.
Feb 1, 2024
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At least four children have died in a whooping cough outbreak in the Serbian capital Belgrade, state media said Wednesday, with doctors blaming falling vaccinations for the spread.
Jan 31, 2024
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration say the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks.
Jan 29, 2024
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