A new report from the CDC showed an increase in overdose deaths caused by carfentanil, an opioid 100 times more potent than ...

Respiratory illnesses and infections are spiking nationally, according to date from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest activity report released Friday. Here in Texas, the CDC is ...

Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...

The popularity of the cruise industry continues to grow and multiply and along with that development, there’s some less than ...

With holiday gatherings and New Year's celebrations in the rearview mirror, many Americans are coming down with respiratory ...

Health officials say the “often crowded, semi-enclosed” cruise ship environment can facilitate the spread of diseases and ...

But another statistic in the world of cruising is on the up, and it’s not a good one: the latest data from the US Centers for ...

Hand sanitizer isn't as effective as handwashing at preventing the spread of norovirus, doctors and the CDC warn.

Medical experts argue that Congress should provide significant funding for medical research to combat bird flu.

It's payback time for all the holiday gatherings, and doctors say most of the respiratory infections are mild. But the CDC is ...

The FDA has issued an urgent recall for shellstock oysters harvested last month in Washington state's Hammersley Inlet.