As temperatures drop during the winter season, safety hazards for seniors increase. This is because older adults are more vulnerable to the cold due to slower circulation, lower body fat and ...

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.

Many nursing home residents are refusing COVID shots this winter, though flu vaccine penetration has remained strong historically.

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily ...

A federal scientific publication on Thursday returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resumed publishing its weekly scientific report Thursday after an ...

Illinois is seeing a "notable increase" in hospital admissions for flu cases, according to state health officials, as levels of respiratory viruses continue to tick up. But which type of flu is ...

Schools around the country are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses which are sickening students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.

Still, it is wise to treat anyone with severe gastrointestinal symptoms as if they could have norovirus, prompting those ...