New Global Burden of Disease data show sustained mortality declines; however, noncommunicable diseases, climate exposure, and ...

Cases are up, vaccination rates are down, and new strains are circulating. Here's what you should know.

Nipah virus infections happen quickly. The time from infection to symptoms appearing is generally from four days to three ...

In addition, weaknesses in vaccination programs, myths about potential harm from vaccines, and exemptions sought for a variety of reasons have all contributed to recent outbreaks of measles, an ...

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

Lancet study shows that being very overweight runs risk of hospitalisation from diseases including flu and pneumonia ...

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, ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (EAU CLAIRE CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE) - The Eau Claire City-County Health Department has developed a public dashboard to make data about reportable communicable ...

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

Responsibility for public health protection from communicable diseases exists at three government levels in the U.S. (federal, state/tribe, and local/municipal), with states having the authority to ...