In an article published by the American Society on Aging in its journal Generations, authors Dr. Karin M. Ouchida and Dr. Mark S. Lachs, specialists in geriatric medicine at Weill Cornell Medical ...

Recent Cyclospora outbreaks have renewed public attention to foodborne parasites, but they also highlight a broader reality: ...

Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his team of community health workers are laboring tirelessly in eastern Congo to track the country’s ...

We talked with an epidemiologist to understand the risks ticks pose to SC, and she said the state is seeing a growing issue.

Vezocolmitide (ST-100; Stuart Therapeutics) is a collagen mimetic peptide (CMP) therapy designed to seek out and repair ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) -Health officials are keeping an eye on several infectious diseases across Virginia, from respiratory illnesses and foodborne infections to tick-borne diseases and sexually ...

A new website will track the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases across the United States to offer the public, the media, healthcare providers, public health officials, and policymakers reliable ...

A 4,000-year-old disease often associated with biblical times is making a slow but steady comeback in one U.S. state. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is an illness many often relegate to the ...

Four illnesses have made headlines this summer: Ebola, measles, cyclosporiasis and hantavirus. Cyclosporiasis and measles are still very much a concern. While the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is ...

Disease progression in people with Parkinson's disease can be accurately monitored using sensors, removing some of the limitations of wearable technologies, a new study reports. In the study published ...

Scientists discover new viruses every year. A catalogue of the riskiest ones could help us spot the next pandemic before it takes hold.

There are no vaccines or medicines available to prevent or treat the Powassan virus Smith Collection/Gado/Getty A disease spread by ticks is rising in the United States The Powassan virus mostly ...