In rare cases, the virus can be contracted from a bite or scratch. The CDC started tracing cases of hantavirus-related ...

The Health and Human Services secretary alarms researchers by calling the disorder an 'epidemic' caused by a 'toxin.' That assertion is 'not rooted in known science,' one expert says.

A CDC report analyzing data from 16 U.S. sites, including Maryland, found that autism now affects 1 in 31 eight-year-olds nationwide.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is planning to study what causes autism and release results in September.

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Fans were shocked when, on February 26, news broke that actor Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, had been found dead in her New York ...

Michigan officials confirmed a new measles outbreak Thursday near Grand Rapids, bringing the U.S. to seven states with active ...

A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...

FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration is weighing a plan to cut nearly a third of the federal health budget and eliminate or consolidate dozens of programs.

The coming months will test the ability of the new HHS secretary to juggle challenges and achieve Trump’s goals without ...

The research by Assistant Prof Ayesha Mahmud integrates demographic, environmental, and behavioural data to forecast how illnesses spread across different settings ...

A small study suggests that gut imbalances may explain why some autistic children experience changes in brain function and behavior.