Wastewater monitoring serves as an early warning system for viral spread. By detecting SARS-CoV-2 in sewage, health officials ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported high rates of influenza in Georgia and South Carolina.

Dr. Craig Shapiro, an infectious disease specialist at the Children's National Hospital, joined DC News Now to share ...

Feeling under the weather? Local health officials are tracking a variety of viruses making rounds in the community right now.

(The Hill) – More people experienced gastrointestinal illnesses while aboard a cruise ship in 2024 than in any other year ...

More than 150 workers were infected and one died during a 2022-23 outbreak at the Swedish-owned plant on the Escanaba River.

Kansas is seeing a higher number of whooping cough cases. The CDC says there have been 241 whooping cough cases in Kansas ...

It can take several weeks bounce back after a bout of COVID-19, but some people develop more persistent problems. The ...

Outbreaks are often seen on cruise ships, in living situations like nursing homes and jails, along with other places where ...

We take a look back at some of our most-read global health stories last year, including two organizations forming a new ...

Symptoms of norovirus include vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pains, and sometimes a fever. Most people recover within one to three days, but the virus can remain in the system for up to two weeks or more ...

The CDC has revealed the red flags it is monitoring for that suggest that bird flu was about to become the world's next ...