I know what bats taste like now. It’s an earthy, sweet kind of flavor,” she joked. “It’s actually a pretty funny story — if ...

While a source of the infection was not clear for the toddler, the CDC reported that a raccoon latrine — or an area where the ...

The latest case comes as nationwide measles cases hit their highest levels since the disease was declared eradicated in 2000.

Swimmer’s itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a skin condition caused by “microscopic parasites,” according to the Centers for ...

University of Hawaii researchers have linked dolphin strandings this summer to a bacteria—and warn that it can potentially transfer from animals to humans. Three striped dolphins stranded on East Oahu ...

The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says ...

The temporary loss of key grants forced organizations to cut hours, furlough workers and delay critical public health ...

Person-to-person spread of the plague hasn’t been seen in the U.S. in more than a century – so what causes the occassional cases?

Childhood vaccination rates for the 2024-25 school year fell for the fifth year in a row, according to data from the Centers ...

COVID-19 activity is rising in much of the country. Data released Friday by federal health officials shows overall ...

The White House budget office recently reversed a decision to freeze about $15 billion in research funding for the NIH.

Hepatitis C is a silent epidemic in the U.S., affecting up to 4 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...