Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus — and cases are expected to keep growing with ...

With a new flu strain making headlines, a local doctor is answering key questions, including how effective the flu shot is ...

A virus long thought to be harmless may actually play a role in Parkinson’s disease, a condition that affects more than one million Americans. Northwestern Medicine scientists discovered Human ...

Health officials in New York confirmed a person tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in what is the first locally acquired case in the United States since 2019. The transmission ...

This cat is going viral. A 7-year-old black shorthair named Pepper accidentally helped researchers discover a never-before-seen bug that could infect humans, the second time the cat has made a ...

A leading Australian doctor has downplayed concerns that a major virus outbreak in China could spark a global health crisis, but warned the real threat lies in how the Chinese Government handles the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The St. Louis encephalitis virus — which is similar to West Nile virus — has been detected in Utah's mosquitoes, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced on Wednesday. A ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A highly contagious virus that spread rapidly across New York City last winter may make a resurgence. Sometimes referred to as the stomach flu or stomach bug, the norovirus illness ...

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Oct. 15 (UPI) --New York health officials have confirmed the first case of locally acquired chikungunya virus in the state and the first in the country in more than five years. Laboratory testing ...