The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that American adults over the age of 50 receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV.

Patients are piling up in Minnesota emergency rooms once again, but it’s not just from COVID-19. State health officials say ...

A common vegetable could help treat or prevent type 2 diabetes due to its effect on blood sugar and the gut, according to new research.

As of Dec. 28, Michigan’s flu shot uptake -- less than 2.5 million doses -- sat far below its goal of 4 million doses ...

A newer strain of norovirus, called GII.17[P17] makes up the majority of outbreaks nationwide, according to CDC data.

The CDC has awarded Weill Cornell Medicine a 5-year, $2.3 million grant to advance equitable access to care for young ...

The reality is that things have gotten much worse since then,” she said. “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” ...

Wen: Symptoms of norovirus include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Some people may also experience fatigue, ...

One U.S. person, a Louisiana resident, has died after contracting bird flu since the beginning of 2024. There have been ...

The best way to protect yourself from the flu and COVID is to get vaccinated. This can reduce your chances of getting sick ...

Despite millions of cases of norovirus in the U.S. each year—and a current surge in outbreaks—there is still no vaccine for ...

Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 ...