For decades, U.S. life expectancy rose at least a little bit almost every year, thanks to medical advances and public health ...

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Health officials in the most populous state in the country have seen where the bird flu story appears to be heading, and they ...

In an interview, outgoing CDC Director Mandy Cohen defended the agency’s wide focus in the face of GOP criticism that it has ...

In some parts of the US, only 60% of cases involving critical congenital heart defects are detected prenatally.

More than 30 employees fell ill at a South Carolina company from Legionnaire's disease. The investigation found a water-based ...

Health officials in Louisiana are reporting the first SEVERE case of the H5N1 bird flu in the United States. Cases of the ...

Whooping cough cases have surged dramatically, with more than 30,250 cases reported in the US in 2024 - over six times higher ...

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.

It's the holiday season, which means it's respiratory virus season. Here's what you need to know about the flu, COVID-19 and ...

Now in a statement published on his official website, Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to help control ...