New Global Burden of Disease data show sustained mortality declines; however, noncommunicable diseases, climate exposure, and ...

Responsibility for public health protection from communicable diseases exists at three government levels in the U.S. (federal, state/tribe, and local/municipal), with states having the authority to ...

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, finds a major new ...

Lancet study shows that being very overweight runs risk of hospitalisation from diseases including flu and pneumonia ...

As people get sick with the flu and measles cases rise, the need for more infectious disease doctors is significant. That's ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Feb. 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Obesity contributes to about 1 in every 4 ...

Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages, ...

THE HSE has issued guidance to the public over an infectious disease – and symptoms to look out for. Thrush is a fungal ...

Dartmouth Health is using a $500,000 grant to expand its abilities to treat infectious disease at DHMC, including rare and ...

Dartmouth hospital expands infectious disease care capacity using a $500,000 grant to enhance treatment and staff readiness in New England.

In addition, weaknesses in vaccination programs, myths about potential harm from vaccines, and exemptions sought for a variety of reasons have all contributed to recent outbreaks of measles, an ...