The prevention and control of communicable disease relies on a number of well-established interventions. Vaccination, vector ...

The South Carolina outbreak is the largest measles outbreak in the US in more than 30 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has confirmed 1,281 measles ...

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.

Practitioners nationwide are striving to do what’s best for children’s health, while staying supportive in the face of mistrust and confusion.

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, ...

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

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

Five months into the worst measles outbreak since 1992, the gutted CDC dispatches three data analysts to South Carolina as ...

Public health officials on Wednesday announced confirmed cases of measles in two unvaccinated children in Sacramento County. California reported its first confirmed measles outbre ...

The invisible threat may be associated with 20th century sanatoriums but it's dangerous to think it stayed there.

In this week’s health update from Africa, the Africa CDC and Zimbabwe are pushing back against Washington’s new healthcare aid approach, while ECOWAS, meeting in Cotonou, is accelerating the ...