Outbreaks are often seen on cruise ships, in living situations like nursing homes and jails, along with other places where ...

So far, there have been four flu related deaths reported in North Carolina this flu season, according to the State Health and ...

The Centers for Disease Control reported 91 outbreaks of the virus during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 in the last week of November.

Feeling under the weather? Local health officials are tracking a variety of viruses making rounds in the community right now.

At its peak in 2012, Alabama had the highest rate of opioid prescription in the country with 143.8 prescriptions per 100 people.

As 2025 begins, public health experts warn of rising threats from infectious diseases like bird flu, measles, polio, and mpox ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources collected and submitted samples from a number of dead wild birds to test for the ...

Stomach bugs are highly contagious and spread easily from person to person through ingesting the virus, which can be found in ...

The National Drug Control Strategy Performance Review System Report measures the administration's overdose crisis response ...

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.

Doctors used to recommend no more than 300 mg of dietary cholesterol per day, but new guidelines recommend limiting saturated ...

Parts of the nation are experiencing a notable increase in COVID-19 cases, raising concerns among health officials. The ...