Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane
The United States has now recorded more cases of measles in 2026 than in any other year since…
New York City Adopts Measures to Slow Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
Faced with an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the Mamdani administration said on Tuesday…
Alcohol’s Health Risks Accelerate After One Drink a Day, Study Finds
A government alcohol study published on Tuesday concluded that the health risks of alcohol start at a single…
Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline
Doctors around the country say they are seeing more cases of serious, sometimes life-threatening illnesses that vaccines have…
Scientists Find a Potential Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B
A new drug has essentially cured 1 in 5 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, researchers reported on…
Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise
Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, citing growing concerns about the possible…
In City at Center of Ebola Crisis, ‘the Virus Is Far Ahead of Us’
Since an Ebola outbreak was declared in Bunia, a bustling city in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, global…
Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks
Close, sustained contact. That, health officials have repeatedly said, is the only way that the Andes hantavirus, which…
French Hantavirus Patient Is Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases
A French woman with hantavirus who had traveled on the MV Hondius cruise ship was critically ill on…
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
Saulo Kasekela died of AIDS on March 7, in a small town called Mpongwe in the copper belt…