U.S. health officials say more than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba had been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs
August 27, 2024
A U.S. government report concludes that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children
August 21, 2024
Some recent studies seem to suggest taking a new and more cautious look at plastic water bottles and frozen meal containers
August 05, 2024
The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers to try to prevent bird flu from getting worse
July 30, 2024
A prominent doctors' group worries that a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding known as tongue-tie is being overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery
July 29, 2024
U.S. health officials have announced a recall of some Boar's Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak
July 26, 2024
U.S. health officials have announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers
July 19, 2024
The whistleblower who exposed the Tuskegee syphilis study that left hundreds of Black men untreated has died at age 86
July 15, 2024
Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu
July 15, 2024
U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records
June 25, 2024
U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in illnesses caused by a bacteria that can cause meningitis and possible death
March 28, 2024
U.S. officials say a new study provides reassurance that pasteurization kills bird flu virus in cow’s milk
June 28, 2024
As COVID-19 bubbles up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign
June 27, 2024
Federal health officials are strengthening their endorsement of RSV vaccinations for people 75 and older
June 26, 2024
U.S. health officials now recommend that some people consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases
June 04, 2024
Reports of a rare nervous system disorder are “more common than expected” in older U.S. adults who got the new RSV vaccines
May 30, 2024
The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year
May 15, 2024
Federal health officials say that new U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022
April 03, 2024
A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows
April 01, 2024
The U.S. saw the most tuberculosis illnesses in a decade in 2023
March 28, 2024
Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022
March 21, 2024
U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022
March 15, 2024
Researchers have linked another kind of amoeba to nasal rinsing
March 13, 2024
The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
March 12, 2024
Police say active shooter in Kentucky left numerous people shot
Musk says SpaceX to launch first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years
Pope to bring in a ton of humanitarian aid to remote Papua New Guinea as he celebrates periphery
North Korean leader emphasises importance of strengthening naval power
Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico
Tennis-Sabalenka survives Pegula storm to win U.S. Open women's title
Anderson .Paak's 'K-Pops' draws on an identity rooted in two cultures