Rates of whooping cough in the U.S. continue to climb, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Over ...

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Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.

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The first human death from bird flu has been confirmed in the United States, the Health Department says. A patient in ...

The survey of adults in 6 African nations finds 33% are reluctant to receive the mpox vaccine and 39% of parents are ...

Experts have issued a stark warning over the HMPV virus bombarding Chinese hospitals as rates in the US have increased ...

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Police investigate the tragic murder of 25-year-old Sinesipho Ncwadi, whose body was discovered in Dunoon, highlighting the ...

Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing ...

It's been added to public water systems since 1945 for its protective qualities, with the goal of reducing tooth decay and ...