Ethiopia's Tigray region is experiencing an outbreak of deadly diseases in children after vaccination rates plummeted during the civil war that erupted nearly two years ago.
Ghana has declared an end to an outbreak of Marburg virus, which is very similar to the Ebola virus and is highly infectious. The outbreak claimed the lives of three people in Ghana.
During this back-to-school season, doctors report an increase in severe cases of the common cold among some children — with more kids requiring hospital admission. COVID lockdowns may be to blame.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has flipped its position on antibody therapies to treat COVID as they believe the Omicron variant's latest offshoots have rendered them obsolete.
During Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct.15), Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent might pay particular attention to Type 2 diabetes concerns — and take key steps to prevent or control it.
A doctor from the U.S. CDC, Director Rochelle Walenskyz, says that monkeypox cases in the U.S. are generally on the decline, but are rising in some areas.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus believes that the world is in a great position to end the COVID pandemic and that "the end is in sight."
Although the proportion of U.S. youths diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has doubled since 2021, experts have found no evidence that screening children for the disease is necessary.
Los Angeles county health officials confirmed the first death due to monkeypox in a severely immunocompromised resident. There are nearly 22,000 cases in the U.S.
Health experts at the U.N. and WHO are concerned over a recent cholera outbreak in Syria, which they believe was caused by infrastructure issues creating unsafe drinking water.
As the world is still economically recovering from the COVID pandemic, Bill Gates worries that finding funding to assist countries with public health issues will only get harder.
Scientists from UCI reveal that disruptions in circadian rhythms may affect mental health disorders. They include anxiety, bulimia, Tourette syndrome, and more.
Los Angeles County health officials said last week they were investigating following the death of a person who had been diagnosed with the monkeypox virus.
In a Friday executive order, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency after polio virus samples were detected in Nassau County wastewater.
An FDA advisory panel voted Wednesday to recommend approval for a highly-debated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug. Only two therapies are currently approved,
Monkeypox cases in the U.S. are declining as vaccinations increase, but there has been a growing racial disparity in cases, according to data from the CDC.
During a TV appearance, "America's Got Talent" judge Heidi Klum discussed her recent colonoscopy — the test that's done to screen for colon cancer on healthy patients of a certain age.
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