Vaccinations are also available for another virus — varicella-zoster, which causes chicken pox. Once a person recovers from chicken pox, the virus stays dormant in the body. If the virus reactivates, ...

People in the United States can now order more free Covid-19 tests from the federal government as the country heads into ...

Calling the latest number of local transmissions “unprecedented in Los Angeles County,” Dr. Muntu Davis, the Los Angeles ...

The upward trend in breast cancer incidence continued, rising by 1% annually during 2012 to 2021, which was mostly confined to localized-stage and hormone receptor-positive disease.

Alcohol can harm your heart, depending on how much you drink. Excess consumption can increase your risk of heart disease.

Vice President Kamala Harris is seeing a surge of support from Black women voters, galvanized in part by her work on health ...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump differ starkly on global health, write Jirair Ratevosian and ...

ALTON According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, an estimated 240,000 ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health crisis that not only endangers lives but also puts immense pressure ...

Doctors are urging everyone age 6 months and older to get an updated COVID vaccine now, before another expected resurgence of ...

For many people with allergies, fall is peak season. It’s now probably compounded by a warming planet, scientists say. A ...

People in West Virginia without access to adequate health insurance coverage can get an updated COVID-19 vaccine through their local health department this fall, a spokesperson for the West Virginia ...