Flu season is here with some other ickiness joining the petri dish party, including allergies, strep, pneumonia, COVID-19 and ...

Practicing good hand hygiene is essential to staying healthy, because the virus is highly contagious and can live on common ...

The U.S. influenza rate is at or near its highest level in at least 15 years and is still on the rise, the U.S. Centers for ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a significant increase in norovirus cases over the past several ...

“Areas with lower vaccination rates, colder weather and higher population density are seeing higher infection rates,” said Dr. Ryan Fulton, a faculty member at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of ...

Critics say the plan will force paramedics to ‘drop and go', leaving seriously ill patients stranded in corridors, without ...

People are waiting in emergency rooms, fewer ambulances are available at times for 911 calls and intensive care units are ...

Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses, which are sickening students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.

Well-organised’ anti-vaxxers, vaccine fatigue and an ‘apathy’ about disease risks have lead to a health trust falling short ...

The Union County Health Department reports high levels of flu, RSV, COVID-19 and norovirus cases in Union County and across ...

Hospitals have just experienced their busiest week of this winter as cases of norovirus, the bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea, continue to surge.