A Northern Kentucky resident has died after being exposed to rabies, the Kentucky Department of Public Health said Friday.

Cases of a potentially lethal fungal disease susceptible to extreme weather and often misdiagnosed rose in Monterey County ...

Rabies infections in humans are very rare due to routine vaccination of pets and other wildlife control efforts in the U.S.

With President-elect Donald Trump ready to take office in 2025, rising cases of measles and mpox, and bird flu taking flight, Here & Now checks in on the year in public health and what we can expect ...

Rep. Lee Hewitt of Georgetown has filed a bill to mergesix state healthcare agencies into the Executive Office of Health ...

Discussing the tradeoffs in public-health decisions might help us make better choices, write Dr. Christopher Worsham and Dr.

Winter usually brings the spread of seasonal sickness to the forefront and the late stages of 2024 are no different.

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Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s commissioner of public health, said the vending machines and kiosks are a “low-cost, ...

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding ...

“They were used as more of a tool,” Bateman said of her daughter’s artificial arms, noting that the family’s health insurance ...

Public health officials have confirmed the first human case of H5N1 bird flu in Los Angeles County this year.A statement ...