Measles continues to spread in Texas and other states and has caused the first reported U.S. death from the virus in a decade ...

The US has been one of the world’s biggest donors to anti-TB programmes for more than two decades, meaning the recent cuts ...

The US has slumped to its lowest position ever in the annual World Happiness Report, dropping to 24th place in the 2025 ...

(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 279 measles cases in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 20 cases from its ...

The vast majority of this year’s cases have been in Texas, nearly all of them in people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown.

Measles cases have surpassed 300 in the U.S. in 2025 thus far, more than the total number of infections seen in all of 2024.

Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the way the world responds to infectious disease.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming ...

Measles is an airborne, "extremely infectious, and potentially severe rash illness," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible ...

Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. In a quick succession of events, schools and businesses shut down, lockdowns were put in place, travel ...

Nearly the entire world is breathing dirty air, as a shocking map reveals that just 17 per cent of the world's cities meet ...