As September marks Sepsis Awareness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that at least 1.7 million adults in the U.S. develop sepsis annually, with nearly 270,000 deaths ...

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 ...

Despite multiple federal suicide-prevention initiatives since 2001, suicide rates increased most years, according to CDC data ...

In the past two decades, suicide rates in rural states such as Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming have been about ...

This year's spike in cases marks a return to pre-pandemic levels of this infection, which is also called pertussis.

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also ...

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 ...

A dead bat found outside a clinic in Cedar Park, near Austin, tested positive for rabies, police said this week.

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

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and medical experts are urging women to be aware of the subtle symptoms of this disease, often referred to as a “silent killer.” According to Dr. Sal ...

One set of symptoms people are paying more attention to lately has to do with the gut. “Personally, I’ve seen a lot of people this summer with COVID with a lot of GI (symptoms) – stomach pains, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new alert this week, sharing that whooping cough cases have risen ...