There’s an alarming outbreak causing concern among health officials in New Jersey, as norovirus has been spreading rapidly — and doctors say it is highly contagious.

The WHO has downplayed concerns over a rise in HMPV cases, saying outbreaks are normal during winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Norovirus infections can occur at any time of year, but they tend to peak during the colder winter months—that happens every ...

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 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) released the first-ever guidelines for levels of lead in processed baby foods this ...

Face mask mandates appear to be making a quiet comeback in hospitals across the US amid growing concerns over what experts ...

A new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General states that regular alcohol consumption, even in moderation, can increase the ...

The highly contagious illness has reached its highest levels for this time of year in more than a decade, according to the ...

New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) shows that over half of U.S. states have either "high" or "very high" levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—in ...

More than 420 new whooping cough cases were reported across ... to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious ...