U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference this week to call for the passage of the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act, which would support research, prevention, diagnosis, and ...

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

When Justin Timberlake revealed that he’s been battling Lyme disease on Instagram, it lit up the internet. Some people sent ...

Missouri counties are seeing an increase in sexually transmitted infections, with Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis rates ...

State Medicaid programs already are allowed to offer GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, but only 13 state programs currently do so. Meanwhile, Medicare currently covers GLP-1 drugs for people with a ...

Dr. Jennifer Baker-Porazinski explained that a lack of estrogen, which plummets in women during menopause, causes bone ...

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.

In the wake of multiple case of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida, some may be wondering what they can do to protect themselves while on vacation or just enjoying a day at the local swimming hole ...

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

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 ...