The combination of climate change and pathogen expansion could be fueling a surge in infectious diseases. GEN consulted ...

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Healthbeat reports extreme heat is rising in the U.S., posing health risks, especially for vulnerable populations. Stay safe ...

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC vaccine panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B shot and the ...

Measles cases in the United States are approaching a troubling new milestone, with federal health officials reporting 1,267 confirmed infections across 38 states so far this year.

The last two years have seen some newly enacted state policies cast aside in short order, followed by a reversion to more ...

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year ...

A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) (AP) Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that around 110,000 cases of AGS have been documented since 2010, ...

This could be America’s future if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues his rampage against public health—and it may arrive much ...