As Leprosy Cases Rise In Florida, Here’s What To Know About The Disease

The rise of leprosy cases in central Florida represents a new cause of concern, the CDC…

Child deaths in Gambia linked to consumption of Indian cough syrup: CDC

According to the Joint Investigation Report, there was a strong link between the deaths of several…

US teens report highest levels of sexual violence, stress in 10 years: report

A report by the Center for Disease Prevention and Control has revealed that adolescent girls in…

New ‘superbug’ strain of gonorrhea outperforms most antibiotics

A highly drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea has been detected in the U.S. for the first time,…

US CDC appoints Indian-origin Nirav Shah as second-in-command

Indian-origin epidemiologist Nirav D Shah has been appointed principal deputy director at the US Centers for…

New help for a group at risk of suicide: middle-aged men

Overall, men have a three to four times higher suicide rate than women, according to data…

covid’s long tail

While we have moved on with life as Covid appears ahead in the rear-view mirror, the…

As BA.5 spreads, how long will the earlier COVID-19 infection protect you?

If you have had COVID-19, how long can you expect to be protected from another infection?…

Omicron BA.4, BA.5 account for about 13% of COVID forms in US: CDC

The Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 account for 13% of all covid variants in the United…

In the midst of the COVID pandemic, America is battling the norovirus. Know the causes, symptoms, treatment

Amid the decline in coronavirus cases in the US, another virus has started taking the country…