Provisions around data sharing and other conditions in new bilateral deals between the USA and several African countries have drawn criticisms. Gilbert Nakweya reports.

In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare—a few hundred cases each year, at most. But suddenly, the disease has become so entrenched in American life that it ...

People affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, did not develop more severe forms of mpox than HIV-negative people during the multiregional outbreak of this disease that ...

NEW YORK — Reacting to a surprising and growing monkeypox outbreak, U.S. health officials on Tuesday expanded the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus. They also ...

Government-supported syringe exchange programs underscore the importance of prevention in averting the consequences of ...

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen March 9, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun said Monday that he will allow a bill extending Indiana’s syringe services programs to become law without his signature, even as he ...

CLARK COUNTY, Ind. (WDRB) — The Indiana Needle Exchange Program is feeling a slight pinch. Lawmakers have voted to extend the program, but with new restrictions some health professionals say could ...

The invasion of Ukraine has stymied health care services, allowing diseases such as HIV to spread unchecked. The rate of contagion has been difficult to gauge. But now, using a van equipped with ...

Health officials warn about the wildly infectious disease that is “spreading in the United States” Getty The state of Oregon has declared an outbreak of measles, as wastewater surveillance confirms ...

Federal regulators warned Friday that a multistate outbreak of a highly drug-resistant salmonella infection has been linked to moringa powder, a nutrient-dense plant supplement that has recently ...

Is a cure for HIV in sight? Since the virus that causes AIDS was identified over 40 years ago, finding a cure has been the holy grail of HIV research and the army of scientists conducting it. I’m ...