Two women in the US have been struck down with a new strain of a common fungal infection - with an expert warning that the world "is not yet prepared" for the "epidemic" that is...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola as an additional precaution aimed at trying to prevent an outbreak in the African country from spreading, the Biden administration said Thursday.
There have been...
GENEVA (Reuters) - Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros...
The Indian state of Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the Nipah virus since 2018. Two people have died and nearly 800 people have been tested over the last 48 hours in the state's district...
Tuesday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) discussed his bill sanctioning Chinese health officials for not cooperating in determining the origins of the COVID-19 virus.
The Florida Republican lawmaker warned...
Leading pediatric medical professionals are asking President Joe Biden and the Department of Health and Human Services to declare an emergency over the surge of respiratory illnesses in children, including the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...
The first case of the deadly Marburg virus has been found in West Africa, with experts threatening that it could “spread wide and far” and needs to be eradicated as soon as possible. The virus...
THE Biden administration is expected to declare monkeypox a health emergency as cases continue to rise in the US, data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
The latest update by the CDC brings the nation's...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has observed an increase in drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections, according to a health advisory issued by the agency.
Shigella bacteria cause an infection called Shigellosis, which “usually causes...
Researchers are sounding the alarm after a colony of red fire ants has been found in Europe for the first time, according to a new study.
The red fire ant, whose scientific name is Solenopsis Invicta, is native to South...