Cloth face masks, often cobbled together as a makeshift alternative when stocks of surgical masks run low, and sometimes worn as a fashion statement, offer no practical protection against the ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza was identified in dairies for the first time almost one year ago. From a human health ...

Sticking to peer-reviewed science, and setting aside the political question of what the government should do with the information, what do we know now about the ways people tried to protect ...

Measles, a disease once consider eradicated by the United States in 2000, has hit 18 states and is approaching over 400 cases.

A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

The NH House of Representatives approved Republican-backed bills seeking to lift or prevent certain public health-centered ...

Measles can cause what’s known as immunity amnesia. The virus can wipe out more than half a person’s preexisting antibodies ...

SHEBOYGAN – Though a new normal exists, the Sheboygan community would have to adjust to pandemic life when a second "Safer at ...

The face is a mirror of the mind. Ovid The General Security Administration in Syria has issued an executive order prohibiting ...

COVID, flu and RSV levels have already hit their peaks. (Pollen levels and springtime allergies are a whole different story.) ...

Covid-19 is still circulating, though it's weaker now. Experts say it’s not a major threat but advise maintaining strong immunity with vaccines, a healthy diet, exercise, and hygiene. While there’s no ...

Local health officials are warning the public about a virus you may encounter while spring cleaning. Hantavirus is predominantly spread by inhaling the urine or saliva of deer mice. Professionals are ...