Kansas officials are battling an outbreak of tuberculosis. Are Michigan residents at risk of contracting the bacterial disease?
With a halt on scientific data being shared publicly, the CDC is getting crafty to warn of increasing flu hospitalizations.
Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that a bird flu pandemic was coming. He said
This winter's wave of norovirus infections has reached levels that are now more than double last season's peak, in figures published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking the notorious stomach bug.
Norovirus, commonly called the stomach flu, is a gastrointestinal virus causing vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and a fever.
At least two Michigan health systems have put temporary visitor restrictions in place to reduce spread of illness between guests, patients, and workers. It isn’t a new move for Corewell Health or Detroit Medical Center, both of which have limited visitors during recent flu seasons.
Norovirus cases have surged over double last year's peak, with a new strain, GII.17[P17], driving outbreaks. The Midwest is hardest hit as experts stress precautions.
President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from WHO, but that did not take immediate effect. Leaving WHO requires the approval of Congress and that the U.S. meets its financial obligations for the current fiscal year. The U.S. also must provide a one-year notice.
As Michigan faces winter weather and snow, with Arctic cold air in the region, there's a risk of hypothermia and frostbite. Here's what to know.
The bird flu has made headlines due to its impact on both wild and domestic birds. But what does this mean for public health?
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots.
Georgia, the nation’s leading chicken producer, has suspended all poultry sales after detecting its first case of bird flu in a commercial flock. This development adds to the list of states impacted by the ongoing bird flu crisis,