According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foodborne illnesses are a major public health concern in the United States and are responsible for about 48 million people becoming ...

When it comes to where the new variant has been detected, right now, it’s more common in Europe. Currently, it’s been ...

The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday.

The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10 of those surveyed ...

Wastewater surveillance reveals influenza A and H5 subtype detections, providing critical insights into public health risks ...

Alaska had the biggest decline in average life expectancy of all U.S. states in 2021, a year when health outcomes were ...

More than 100 million American adults have obesity and more than 20 million adults have severe obesity, U.S. figures show.

The latest CDC survey found 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. were obese. A map shows the states with the highest and lowest rates.

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has ...

New York's first person to contract Eastern equine encephalitis -- or EEE -- in almost a decade has died, the governor's ...

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo spread anti-vaccine misinformation by telling Floridians to avoid mRNA vaccines. Vaccine ...

The coronavirus subvariant XEC is drawing more attention as a potential threat heading into late autumn and winter — ...