Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These ...

In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.

A high school special education teacher in Kentucky has been arrested following accusations of abuse in the classroom.

Unfortunately, as much as I want to be the health police of the world, it is painful that there is not much I can do in such ...

If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from shaking hands or ...

Your kitchen sponge might be a small tool, but it can harbor more bacteria than you’d imagine. Constant exposure to food ...

For years, public-health authorities downplayed the risk that pathogens could spread via droplets light enough to circulate ...

Moreover, if you’ve ever been to a restaurant with clear, glass shakers and noticed masses of salt and pepper: bad sign. This ...

An Oldham County special education teacher is facing allegations of abusing and harassing her students. According to a ...

Milk from a Fremont, NH farm sold at Brookvale Mercantile in Brentwood on Route 125 may have listeria contamination, state ...

South Carolina is still struggling with higher flu-related death rates and hospitalizations compared to last year, even as ...