Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week.

In the last week, the agency has seen a seven percent increase in positive COVID test results and a spike in COVID-related ...

They're calling it "silent" because the wave follows a long period of unusually low COVID activity this fall, so many people ...

Meanwhile, flu hospitalizations continue a steep rise compared to the other two viruses, coming in at 7.8 per 100,000 hospitalized people, roughly twice the level as for COVID, according to data from ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how crucial testing is for disease preparedness and response, and new research from the ...

Parts of the nation are experiencing a notable increase in COVID-19 cases, raising concerns among health officials. The ...

CalMatters: Emergency Room Workers Are Facing More Attacks. A New California Law Increases Penalties A new California law imposes harsher penalties for assaulting emergency room workers. It ...

Hospitals and residential care facilities yet again face being overwhelmed by another vaccine-preventable illness ...

U.S. life expectancy is projected to rise by only two years, to 80·4. The U.S. will fall from 49th to 66th globally in life ...

If you get it, it's no fun: a day or two of vomiting and diarrhea, courtesy of the highly contagious norovirus. According to ...

Michigan included $20 million in its state budget for next year to expand the program to other cities as well as to mostly ...