Warmer weather and longer tick seasons are fueling a surge in tick-related illnesses across the U.S. Lyme disease remains the ...

Monkeys believed to be on the loose in Mississippi after a vehicle accident are not carrying diseases, contrary to earlier ...

Immunosuppressive medications. Drugs like corticosteroids or azathioprine work by calming the immune system and reducing the ...

A truck that was transporting research monkeys crashed. Police say they carried dangerous diseases, claims that have since ...

Scientists found ALS and MS share a strong geographic pattern, suggesting common environmental causes behind both.

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) — Monkeys being transported on a Mississippi highway escaped captivity Tuesday after the truck ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we were all reminded of the long history of masks used as protection against disease, ranging ...

New research suggests that two surprise pathogens were among the diseases that laid waste to the emperor’s vaunted Grande ...

"Surveillance is the superpower that allows public health to succeed," writes Dr. Tom Frieden in his new book.

The World Health Organization has warned that infectious diseases are "spiralling out of control" in the Gaza Strip, with only 13 of the Palestinian territory's 36 hospitals even partially functioning ...

In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia with one of the largest armies in history—the “Grande Armée” of about half a ...

Researchers uncover two previously undetected bacteria in teeth from Napoleon’s soldiers, revealing a possible combination of ...