People of a certain age may remember Merthiolate and Mercurochrome in the household medicine chest. Whenever someone skinned a knee or scraped an elbow, one of these topical antiseptics was often ...

You’re not imagining it, flu cases are on the rise this season, as vaccination levels decline and COVID-style social distancing falls by the wayside.

From the outset of the Trump administration, bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has flown rather conspicuously — and in fact ...

Covid has caused serious amounts of chronic illness. Research advances may help not only people facing chronic illnesses ...

A CDC advisory panel vote to recommend against use of seasonal influenza vaccines containing small amounts of thimerosal ...

About seven-in-ten Americans say insurance companies have too much health policy influence, but partisans disagree on the CDC ...

While the immediate public health risk from the H5N1 bird flu remains low, the University of Florida (UF) is taking ...

An Upstate South Carolina resident has the measles, the South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed on July 9. It is ...

The University of Texas and Austin Public Health created a measles simulator for school districts and private schools around ...

Fungi are increasingly resistant to antifungals, and the variation in resistance has significantly increased. This is evident ...

While soup isn’t a magic cure for colds or flu, it offers practical benefits—hydration, warmth and anti-inflammatory ...

Emergency room visits for tick bites are at a six-year high. Here’s how to prevent tick bites, and what to do if you get ...