Death Records examined data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to understand and explain the evolution in causes of death in America.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections to run the nation’s health agencies are alarming infectious disease experts.

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Ticks are invading new regions, spreading deadly diseases via birds. Climate change fuels their rise, making ticks a bigger ...

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Whooping cough — highly contagious and potentially dangerous — has surged in California to levels not seen since the start of ...

Infectious diseases are often labeled “urban” or “rural.” Applying political labels to public health misses who is at risk, experts argue.

First US case of H5N1 bird flu transmission reported in a California child Learn symptoms risks and prevention tips for avian ...

Can the risk of passing on a potentially fatal genetic disease prevent a couple from marrying in the Catholic Church? This contentious question is being debated in Benin, a country with a high ...

Policies criminalizing the possession of drug paraphernalia ostracize people who use drugs and create unsafe conditions, increasing drug-use related harms like disease transmission and overdose.

Discover various promising treatments in development to address the unmet needs of people with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease.