Most group A strep infections cause mild illnesses like strep throat — but when that bacteria spreads to the blood and deep ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Monday he plans to assemble a task force and ultimately change the CDC's guidance to stop ...

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued an urgent alert about dengue fever, a painful and sometimes deadly mosquito-borne illness common in tropical and subtropical ...

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers — drawing rebukes from ...

Measles outbreaks are surging in 5 U.S. states, with over 400 cases in Texas and two deaths. Here’s what to know.

A person in Michigan recently died after receiving a kidney transplant that had been infected with rabies virus, illustrated ...

The WHO reports that tuberculosis cases in children are rising globally. Experts say a rise in TB cases in Europe could mean ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to hand over multiple sets of vaccine safety data to a discredited researcher with a history of spreading misinformation that vaccines ...

President Donald Trump has named Susan Monarez as his nominee for the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calling the candidate "a dedicated public servant." ...

The move follows cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide with the shuttering of U.S.A.I.D. By Apoorva Mandavilli During his first term, President Donald J. Trump unveiled a bold ...

Follow these steps recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): After using tweezers to remove a tick, be sure to wash and sanitize them. Wash the tweezers thoroughly with soap ...

In recent years our understanding of infectious-disease epidemiology and control has been greatly increased through mathematical modelling. Insights from this increasingly-important, exciting field ...