However, the state's public health department warns more money and resources are needed to tackle the ongoing problem of substance use. Massachusetts had more than 700 fewer opioid-related ...

Guest Opinion. The most secure biological laboratory for the most dangerous pathogens may have been the scene of a federal biological crime.

Bed bugs are hard to see, but they pack a punch when they bite, leaving behind small, itchy marks. They are not known to spread diseases to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The USPSTF has postponed a meeting at RFK Jr's direction, raising concerns about their ability to make medical recommendations.

The Trump administration revoked unspent pandemic-era grants and is slashing the CDC’s budget – upending funding to local health agencies.

Some of the biggest increases in emergency room visits for COVID-19 have happened in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast.

HealthDay News — An Arizona resident has died from pneumonic plague, a rare but serious illness, health officials confirmed. The death happened in Coconino County in Northern Arizona, which includes ...

Influenza significantly impacted adults aged 50 to 64 years and younger adults with chronic conditions, but risk can be reduced with RIV.

Passengers on a flight from London to New York have been left horrified after some of their bags arrived covered in a substance that smelled like human faeces. Video footage shared with the Express ...

Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts ...

Research shows that COVID tends to spike twice annually — once in the winter and once in the summer, and, like past years, cases are starting to go up in much of the country now. But exactly how many ...

The deaths caused by Vibrio vulnificus bacterium were in Bay, Broward, Hillsborough, and St. Johns counties, according to the ...