A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

North Carolina says 104 people died as a result of Helene, raising questions about why some people are on the list and others ...

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the ...

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of ...

A Maryland prison inmate has been hospitalized after testing positive for Legionnaires’ Disease, a serious form of pneumonia ...

Four viruses are circulating in the U.S., sparking concerns of a possible “quademic." Here's what to know about risk factors ...

Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States and such activity "is expected to continue for several ...

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the United ...

Here are ways to help our feathered friends during bird flu season, and help slow spread of salmonella at feeders, bird baths ...

When it comes to the growing potential for a bird flu outbreak, the key question is whether the new Trump administration has ...

President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in ...

The New York State Department of Health announced that the Wadsworth Center has been selected by the Centers for Disease ...