Nearly one-third of all adolescents across the country have prediabetes, putting them at risk of more serious health complications later in life, according to new estimates from the Centers for ...

Results from a newly published study highlight the growing spread of drug resistance across 14 African countries, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen laboratory testing, data systems, and ...

Three Southern African countries now have Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines--a critical tool for detecting and responding to emerging health risks. Event-based surveillance systems collect and ...

The results could lead to better prevention, diagnoses and treatment of prediabetes, diabetes and other metabolic diseases ...

Drowning happens at home and in nature, among good swimmers and bad, young and old alike. It’s preventable. Here’s how.

Rabies outbreak on Long Island prompts safety measures. Learn about the disease, its spread, and how to safeguard your family ...

Prisma Health Children's Hospital–Midlands officials confirmed Tuesday that a person recently died there due to an infection from naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba." ...

Mosquitos in Oswego and Madison counties have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis virus, the counties’ health departments announced Tuesday. EEE is rare and can be severe. About 30% of ...

Measles has arrived in Santa Fe County, where an unvaccinated child under 10 contracted the virus during international travel, the New Mexico Department of Health reported Tuesday. The child was ...

Traces of the highly contagious measles virus have been detected in Austin's wastewater, signaling possible silent spread.

Johnson on Tuesday signed an executive order calling for a “full-force of government approach” to tackling the pervasive ...

Experts in the Midlands and across the state weighed in Tuesday after officials confirmed a deadly case involving a ...