It was the week that finally may have shifted the momentum to work collectively, rather than separately, to understand the ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases ...

Wastewater samples have shown elevated levels of a respiratory virus that has been linked to paralysis in some children, ...

So many stories, so little time. At least it feels like that when trying to stay atop news from around the National Park ...

Clarksville Parks and Recreation is excited to announce a new program aimed at improving health and wellness in the community: Tai Chi for Arthritis. This low-impact exercise class is designed for ...

First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the ...

"We are taking the steps to understand it now so if an increasing human incidence were to happen, we know what can be done." Researchers issue warning after tracking ticks that carry rare disease: ...

A person in New York has been hospitalized with eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but serious mosquito-borne illness, the ...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is reporting a significant increase in cases of pertussis, also known as ...

For years, drug overdose deaths in the U.S. had been on the rise. This year, data indicates they’ve suddenly started to ...

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Health officials identified three contacts, including two healthcare workers, who were closely monitored after a bird flu ...