The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat that has killed over 7 million people to what most people regard today as a tolerable annoyance that doesn't ...

Known for his anti-vaccination stance, the new US Secretary of Health is facing his first challenge: Curbing the mainly Texas ...

The Trump administration is stepping in to help Texas respond to the deadly and highly contagious respiratory virus.

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For decades, we have witnessed steady growth in the prevalence of overweight and obesity throughout the world. In some ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease ...

Hospital visits for influenza-like illnesses and diarrhea declined last week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said ...

Obesity in adulthood is also caused by childhood undernutrition, which triggers the accumulation of energy in fat tissues.

Scientific discoveries are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But addressing socioeconomic factors is just as ...