Predictably, flu season is in full swing, with cases surging across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control ...

Americans lived slightly longer in 2023 as compared to 2022, according to a new mortality report from the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention. Last year, life expectancy at birth was 78.4 years ...

The CDC randomly inspects cruise ships to prevent the spread of stomach viruses. Two ships received failing scores but passed ...

Public health officials have just reported the first known “severe” case of bird flu in the United States. There are now 61 ...

First “severe” human case of bird flu, Taylor Swift’s 35th birthday bash and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of severe bird flu in the U.S. on Wednesday.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer An older adult in Louisiana has been hospitalized with bird flu, the first severe human case of ...

The patient had been exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Just over 300 people have been sickened in norovirus outbreaks on three different cruise ships in December, new government ...

Can there ever be scientific certainty during a pandemic caused by a novel infectious disease? Ann C. Keller, associate ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. grew an average of 10.8 months in 2023, to 75.8 years for men and 81.1 years for women, according ...

Chagas disease is a parasitic infection; acute cases can be diagnosed through microscopic examination of blood to detect the ...