LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — It is like any other church in Nigeria 's megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows of plastic chairs. A biblical quote is written on a beam above....
As Americans head outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, more and more are being sickened by ticks, tiny creatures that can transmit a number of serious diseases.Justin Ti...
When Amber Meade twisted her ankle and broke a bone in her foot, she expected recovery to be easy. She needed surgery to shave down the damaged bone and make sure the n...
Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms?The three may not go together in many people's minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because...
If you want a Covid shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer.Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
Health officials are warning of a rise in potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria cases along the Gulf Coast, with Louisiana reporting higher numbers than usual this...
Although it's been over a decade since game-changing curative drugs for hepatitis C were approved, progress has been slow and treatment remains out of reach for many. B...
Multiple medical groups say they have been barred from working on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's panel of vaccine advisers.It comes weeks after Health...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation's top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination rec...
Childhood vaccination rates for the 2024-25 school year fell for the fifth year in a row, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pu...
