BEING ill often leaves us so exhausted all we want to do is collapse into bed. But sleep can remain elusive once we’re horizontal, tossing and turning as we try to find a position to ease ...

Norovirus has no treatment and is highly contagious. It can linger on objects and surfaces for days or even weeks, as it’s resistant to most disinfectants and hand sanitizers, according to the ...

A “WORRYING” surge in cases of a winter virus causing violent vomiting and diarrhea is flooding NHS hospitals. Norovirus, better known as the ‘winter vomiting bug’, is ...

A series of orders from the Trump administration have the potential to disrupt the delivery of life-saving medications to HIV ...

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died.

Here's what you need to know about the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, and what bird flu might mean to you, your chickens and pets.

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

Why a teenager’s bird-flu infection is ringing alarm bells for scientists Although many of the infections have been mild, emerging data indicate that variants of the avian influenza virus H5N1 ...

Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...

The C.D.C. estimates that there have been at least 12 million flu infections so far this season, leading to 160,000 hospitalizations and 6,600 deaths. Doctors frequently prescribe Tamiflu ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

Concerns about bird flu are growing among health officials weeks after the first person in the U.S. died from the virus, and as cases of bird flu grow among animals and humans. Minnesota has no ...