GP and paediatrics specialist Dr David Capehorn provides an update for GPs on recognition and management of infectious ...

One of the common signs they may be better off at home is a high temperature and with other illnesses, such as diarrhoea and vomiting, you shouldn't send them to school until at least 48 hours after ...

IRISH parents are being urged to recognise the signs of scarlet fever – and know when it’s time to bring your child to a doctor. Scarlet fever is a contagious infection that mostly ...

A new genetic analysis of teeth from a mass grave in Lithuania reveals hidden illnesses that plagued the French emperor's soldiers during their disastrous 1812 retreat. As French general and ruler ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect a correction to the number of Texas measles cases which led to hospitalization. The correct number is 99 out of 762 cases between January and August ...

This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Arizona Luminaria. This story is part of Vital Signs, a Grist series exploring the ways climate change affects your health. It is published with ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging traveling Americans to be on high alert for a deadly mosquito-borne virus after reporting an outbreak of chikungunya in Cuba this week.

It certainly wasn't the season that Caitlin Clark wanted or for her team that fell just short of the WNBA Finals despite her absence. But what a run for the Indiana Fever without Clark and Sophie ...