As climate-driven weather extremes fuel fires across the U.S. West, the tendency of residents to spend more time indoors may be accelerating the spread of infectious diseases, a new study has ...

Since the rollout of the conjugate MenC vaccine in 2001 and the MenACWY in 2018, rates of invasive meningococcal disease have ...

Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals ...

Wearing traditional cosmetic face masks from their homeland of Madagascar, they agreed to be photographed to take a stand.

Surgical face masks became a symbol of safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. They helped prevent the spread of viruses, especially through the air.

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers ...

The scientists drew their conclusions by zooming in on air quality data for particularly hard-hit counties in Oregon and Washington.

Four unvaccinated Kentuckians have contracted the highly contagious measles, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS ...

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and county public health officials are investigating the state's first confirmed measles case of 2025.

Martin, who died this week of colon cancer at the age of 30, said his five-year battle began with a single symptom.

New CDC research suggests the H5N1 avian influenza virus that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker can be transmitted through the air. The revelation, the study's authors wrote, suggests "an ...