Hepatitis B is common worldwide, especially in many parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. In the US, Hepatitis B disproportionately affects Asian Americans and...

Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday hailed the 10th anniversary of a US program to battle AIDS, saying it has helped one million babies...

Build an emergency preparedness kit and develop a comprehensive emergency plan – these are just a few suggestions the National Safety Council is offering during...

CDC scales down H7N9 response, H5N1 alert phase MORE >>

Berry-linked hepatitis infections, pertussis booster poll, Israel polio update, Q fever in Brazil MORE >>

Doubts about the federal BioWatch program were aired in Congress once again today, with a House committee chairman criticizing plans for costly new biosurveillance equipment...

Antibodies to a high-risk type of a virus that causes mouth and throat cancers when transmitted via oral sex can be detected in blood tests...

News from the Immunization Action Coalition. MORE >> 

Despite India’s enormous population, it would be cost-effective to fight its growing AIDS epidemic by testing all 800 million sexually active adults in the country...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria that are spread through the air from person to person. If not treated properly, TB disease can...

In 2013,the NIOSH Center for Workers’ Compensation Studies (CWCS) was created to organize workers’ compensation data that are already being analyzed by NIOSH researchers in...

Berry-linked hepatitis outbreak, hedgehog Salmonella outbreak wrap-up MORE >>

Angola dengue threat, polio worker deaths, Cambodia malaria drop MORE >>

Saudi Arabia reported three more MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases and four more deaths yesterday, raising the global tally to 64 cases and...

For National HIV Testing Day, AIDS.gov looks back at how you're Facing AIDS for yourself and others. Get tested and know your status! MORE >>

New research has identified some key differences between the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and SARS. MORE >>

Caries and periodontitis are burgeoning around the world, according to a new study by W. Marcenes, PhD, from the Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The...

Preclinical results for Inovio H7N9 vaccine, H7N9-H3N2 coinfection in China MORE >>

Twenty-one doctors and nurses in east China's Anhui Province have been hospitalized after being diagnosed with viral pneumonia, local health authorities said Friday. MORE >>

Rubella surge in Japan, more infection from tainted steroids, viral pneumonia outbreak in health workers, DRC yellow fever outbreak MORE >>

The trickle of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases continued today with Saudi Arabia reporting three more, including a fatal one, pushing the unofficial...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday urged medical device makers and medical facilities to upgrade security protections to protect against potential cyber threats...

Visit the new MedlinePlus Health Topic page on Coronavirus Infections. The topic was recently updated to include information on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Coronaviruses...

Cindy Chiu, PhD, MPH, is an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health. Her research...

The Lancet on Friday published its most recent issue, No. 9883. Among other articles, the issue includes an editorial on the future of HIV prevention...

The World Health Organization [WHO] warns there is a global shortage of safe blood. In advance of World Blood Donor Day, which falls on June...

From 2001 to 2011, the percentage of children aged <18 years who were receiving special educational or early intervention services increased overall and among Hispanic...

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recently posted new information about two recommendations: 1) "Reducing Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure: Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs for...

On May 9, 2013, the Somalia Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a confirmed wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case in...

CDC continues to work in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to better understand the public health risk posed by the...

During the 2012–13 influenza season in the United States, influenza activity* increased through November and December before peaking in late December. MORE >>

Patients with mental health disorders (MHDs) use the emergency department (ED) for acute psychiatric emergencies, for injuries and illnesses complicated by or related to their...

Lymphatic filariasis (LF), also known as elephantiasis, results from mosquito-borne infection with filarial worm parasites, predominantly Wuchereria bancrofti, and can lead to severe disfigurement from...

On June 12, 2013, the Thailand Ministry of Health and CDC published results from a randomized controlled trial of a daily oral dose of 300...

Rubella usually is a mild, febrile rash illness in children and adults; however, infection early in pregnancy, particularly during the first 16 weeks, can result...