Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

Potential exposure at Berkeley High occurred Feb. 19 and 20, according to the advisory. Symptoms may take up to 25 days to present.

In the humid equatorial belt of Central Africa; where dense forests, heavy rains and winding rivers create ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes, malaria has long been a stubborn public health ...

A case of a 45-year-old construction worker with a history of intravenous drug use, homelessness, and occasional alcohol and tobacco use.

Three cases became six, then 10, then 12. Here's an inside look at what's been happening to track exposures, test residents ...

For many people dedicated to global health, their hero died on Jan 24, 2026. The passing of the American epidemiologist William “Bill” H Foege (1936–2026) should not, however, be seen as an ending, ...

South Plains, Texas, had long declared its measles outbreak over when in January wastewater testing picked up what Zachary Holbrooks called “a blip, a spike.” ...

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that Ghana has recorded eight deaths and over 1,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox (MPOX) since a fresh outbreak began in May 2025.

The FDA approved a vaccine for mumps nearly 60 years ago, so why are some areas of the United States experiencing outbreaks now, and who should be concerned?

A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Credit: Heather Diehl/Getty Images The new food pyramid says it all. In January, the federal government released updated dietary ...

It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in ...