Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, which brought lockdowns, vaccinations, uncertainty, and lasting change.

It seems there isn’t a day that goes by without a headline about contaminated food resulting in a recall or outbreak.

U.S.-funded organizations helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and ...

As soon as they heard about the deaths of the two Virginia Beach officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese, the ...

Hantaviruses, spread by rodents, cause severe illnesses like HPS; early detection and prevention are crucial for treatment ...

We invite you to watch an Eyewitness News special, COVID Impact: 5 Years Later, this Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., as we examine how the virus has changed our lives and continues to impact us.

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of the late Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, New Mexico officials said Friday.

Some health policy experts say Kennedy’s early moves as HHS Secretary are concerning and suggest that he could undermine ...

Lessons learned from COVID-19 prepared the U.S. for the next viral scourge, but much of that progress is at risk of being ...

Early in my career as a pediatrician, it would not be unusual to get a phone call in the middle of the night from the worried parent of a child with a high fever. I got out of bed, met the family in ...

Measles is a miserable, potentially deadly disease from which parents should want their children to be protected.

King County reports first pediatric flu deaths of the 2024-25 season, urging vaccinations and prevention measures.