The World Health Organization on Monday raised its pandemic alert level in response to the outbreak of swine flu that originated in Mexico. The move from level three to level four on the WHO's ...

For centuries, doctors and scientists have agreed that germs are the underlying cause of infectious diseases. Someone coughs ...

British-born teen Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia aged 15, has been canonised by Pope Leo XIV. But he’s not the youngest person to be honoured by the church ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately. Young, old, sick and otherwise-healthy people all became infected — at ...

Michael Osterholm, University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy director, was driving to the ...

Two world heritage attractions in Spain's popular tourist region of Andalusia were on Thursday among sites affected by a bird ...

It's a confounding question on the lips of disease detectives: Why have the only deaths from the swine flu outbreak happened in Mexico? Investigators also want to know why the disease has killed young ...

The New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church will celebrate 175 years as a community landmark with a special service and brunch ...