Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled ...

Opioid overdose deaths have decreased for 12 months, with 70,655 predicted deaths through June 2024, down from 86,401 in June ...

Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US ...

Today's health news includes understanding Plan B's efficacy for people with higher BMIs, disparities in infant mortality, ...

It happens when a parasite that can be found in water invades the eye, damaging the cornea, causing severe pain and ...

A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how ...

Experts are unsure as to what is causing the decline, which saw deaths decrease by some 14% between June 2023 and 2024.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) caused significant hospitalizations and severe outcomes in adults, especially those aged 75 ...

As of the CDC’s latest update released Wednesday, there have now been 104 cases across 14 states, while 34 people have been ...

Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty ...

Lots of people swear they’re going to give up cigarettes for good.Maybe it’s a New Year’s resolution or just a desire to get ...

Hookahs aren’t cigarettes, but pipes that first came into use centuries ago in India and Persia, according to the CDC. They ...