The first signs of a black widow spider bite are usually a pinprick sensation, minor swelling, redness and a target-shaped sore, Medline Plus explains. Within 15 minutes to an hour of getting the bite ...

Rusk County Public Health has received notification of a confirmed case of mumps in Rusk County.

Measles is surging and vaccine hesitancy is up. In his book "Booster Shots," Dr Adam Ratner explains why measles is back and how we can control this deadly infectious killer.

On the same day the newspaper reported Louisiana public officials plan to refuse to encourage vaccinations, the New York Times reported that there is no scientific evidence linking vaccines to ...

Bedbugs are sneaky creatures. They typically bite while you're asleep. And the itchy, red marks they leave behind will often ...

The Snohomish County Health Department has confirmed at least two incidents of people being exposed to measles.

A young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel is reported at home and well after being ...

We are two retired pediatricians who practiced in Easton for a number of years and who have a great concern about the risk to children posed by vaccine hesitancy. That ...

"One of the most successful innovations in public health history, the rapid development of Covid vaccines, has actually had ...

Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first day as West Virginia’s chief ...

NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities with a health department in Wisconsin say they have been notified of a confirmed case of mumps. According to a release from the Clark County Health ...

Firstly, it’s not new, or mysterious : It was identified by scientists in 2001, as belonging to the Pneumoviridae family, of which respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), measles and mumps are also ...