People board cruise ships each year seeking relaxation, but some vessels are hiding filthy secrets below deck. The CDC ...

The Laredo Public Health Department issued a guidance to help prevent water-related injuries and illnesses during the summer months.

More than a million people a year are already dying from infections caused by microbes that are resistant to treatment – it's ...

The rare condition is called Boerhaave syndrome, defined as a life-threatening, spontaneous rupture of the esophagus ...

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Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (147.9 per 100K; Hawaii 113.5/100K). Mississippi (465.6/100K) and ...

Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid has been hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis, a significant blow to both the team and the inaugural tournament. The i ...

That's because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the United Kingdom, India and elsewhere, according to media outlets ...

A new COVID-19 variant may be causing “razor blade” sore throats in people who get it. The Nimbus variant is driving a rise in COVID cases globally and in some U.S. states.

Norovirus GII.17 accounted for < 10% of outbreaks in the US 2022-23 season, but rose to 75% during the 2024-25 season, passing the number of GII.4 outbreaks.

Why are foodborne infections more common in the summer, and what are food safety practices that everyone should follow?