"If not treated early, diphtheria can lead to serious health issues like blocked airways, heart damage and even death. It is ...

With the arrival of spring, Van Orman said USC is “out of the flu season.” Influenza and other respiratory viruses cases are ...

The County of Santa Barbara Health Department (County Health) is joining the California Department of Public Health in recognizing April 7-11, 2025 as “Adolescent Immunization Action Week,” reminding ...

The Santa Barbara County Health Department is joining the California Department of Public Health in recognizing April 7-11 as Adolescent Immunization ...

Peter H. Gilligan, Ph.D., D(ABMM) emeritus and F(AAM) was a medical microbiologist at UNC Health for 35 years. Here, he ...

The bacterial infection pertussis has sparked an uptick in cases nationwide and has caused two deaths in Louisiana ...

But folklore is stubborn, capable of resisting even the most compelling facts. By 1925, when Popular Science reported the findings of the US Public Health Service’s first-ever survey on the common ...

The governor vetoed a very similar bill because he said it would make it easier to spread highly contagious diseases in Idaho schools. He signed this one.

To help raise awareness that preteens and teens need vaccines to keep safe from disease, the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency – Public Health Division is joining ...