San Diego County health officials have issued a warning about “dark times” ahead as more measles cases are confirmed in ...

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"We're not finished with the flu season yet," Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt ...

Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages, ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Feb. 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Obesity contributes to about 1 in every 4 ...

It’s a terrible disease. Around half the people who get severe Nipah virus infection die of it. The symptoms can vary in ...

Two dogs at the Front Street Animal Shelter have tested positive for a highly contagious bacteria disease.

When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded for ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cannot spread through contact or proximity, so it is not contagious. Most cases of ALS occur without a known trigger or reason, although some cases occur due to ...

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new ...