Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne. It is preventable through vaccines and has been considered ...

The new COVID-19 variant, called Nimbus, has similar symptoms and recovery to the Omicron strain. It hasn't been detected in ...

A rattlesnake was lurking in leaves when it bit a 72-year-old woman at her Arizona home, fire officials said. Firefighters ...

There have been 1,227 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

The Trump administration wants to reverse the decline in the US birthrate. But in 21 states, deaths already outnumber births.

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has opened a new chapter of federal vaccine policy that invites questions on issues long ...

If confirmed, Susan Monarez, a career public health official, will report to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The CDC notes that extreme heat is responsible for more than 700 ... which the NWS issues when "extremely dangerous heat conditions are expected or occurring," covered southern Arizona and neighboring ...

Ohtani, Los Angeles, 29; E.Suárez, Arizona, 25; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 25; Wood, Washington, 22; Suzuki, Chicago, 22; Crow-Armstrong, Chicago, 21; Carroll, Arizona, 20; Soto, New York, 20; Alonso, ...

It’s been a little over a year since the EPA rolled out the first legally enforceable limits on some PFAS chemicals in drinking water. The regulation came after years of research tying the human-made ...

TOPEKA —The Kansas Department of Health on Wednesday reported one new cases of measles over the past week in the state for a ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.