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

State and federal data show high levels of respiratory illnesses. Here's what to know about the illnesses circulating this ...

The CDC reports rising cases of COVID-19, flu, RSV, and norovirus. Dr. Leana Wen advises most mild symptoms don’t require medical care, emphasizing rest, fluids, and over-the-counter treatments.

We don’t have answers for all the deadly infectious diseases in the world, a fact made painfully clear Monday as Louisiana ...

California is experiencing an increase in cases of whooping cough (also known as pertussis), a highly contagious bacterial disease that can be spread though coughing and can cause severe illness, ...

New data shows that Mississippi women died of pregnancy complications at nearly twice the national rate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Staying healthy in the New Year presents a new challenge for Americans who are coping with what health officials are calling a “ quad-demic ,” which involves a quartet of infectious viruses that are ...

Wen: The majority of people with diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps have viral gastroenteritis caused by the very ...

Prior research has suggested that Black women are more vaccine-hesitant than Black men. A 2021 analysis showed that 19% of ...

Banner Health encourages pregnant women to reduce their newborn’s risk of developing a severe illness through vaccination. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season typically peaks in the winter and ...