Viruses easily spread between humans through coughs, needles, and sex. Animals can also infect humans through infected feces, blood, and tissue.

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. When a hospitalized patient shows signs of a dangerous, potentially deadly infection, you’d expect ...

Trying to unlock every Silksong ending is quite the challenge. Beyond simply fighting your way to the top of Pharloom and finishing the final boss, you'll have to complete enough side content to ...

Biologist Charles Darwin began crafting his theory of evolution on a trip to the Galapagos Islands, where he discovered animals had developed unique traits that varied from island to island. Nearly ...

The UK Health Security Agency has issued an alert urging people to get tested for sexually transmitted infections. It warned in a post on X: "Taking responsibility for your sexual health is important, ...

In the Seventies, everyone on the party scene thought they were so fabulous while dancing under flashing lights, wearing ridiculous outfits, and shoving coke spoons up their noses. If you stumble into ...

Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a 33-year high as outbreaks of the highly contagious, deadly virus grow. Can you get measles if you're vaccinated? Experts explain. Measles cases in the United ...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A fun Labor Day on the intracoastal waters of Orange Beach ended with a Baldwin County woman fighting a rare, flesh-eating bacteria. “We took the boat out, beautiful day, ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met on Sept. 18 to discuss vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B. The meeting was contentious at times, with multiple ...

Ahead of a key meeting amongst the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisors -- now with 12 members hand-picked by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. -- doctors, health ...

The second day of a two-day meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—a panel currently made up of federal vaccine advisors hand-selected by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, ...

People tend to say "bruh" when something absurd happens. But would you say there's a historical moment that deserves such a description or reaction? Granted, many absurd things have happened ...