The White House said the U.S. will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other countries in the region beginning Monday.
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A change to federal guidelines on coronavirus testing by the Trump administration urge sparked criticism, confusion and resistance, including from officials in Nevada.
Many people mistake other ailments like “stomach flu” for influenza, and myths about the flu vaccine still persist. Here’s a quick primer to help you cut through the noise.
An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter — the disease’s highest death toll in at least four decades.
The E. coli outbreak linked to tainted romaine lettuce has grown and sickened 84 people from 19 states, U.S. health officials said.
Early admissions offers evenly divided between men and women, while state lags in physician gender diversity.
The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood centers to start screening for Zika, a major expansion intended to protect the nation’s blood supply from the mosquito-borne virus.
For the first time, a U.S. patient has been infected with bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last-resort treatment, scientists said Thursday.
In the season premiere of “The Simpsons” on Sunday, Homer Simpson will be diagnosed with a pretty unusual health condition: narcolepsy.
Sure your liver or kidney could save someone’s life. But would you donate your hands, or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor may get more complicated than just checking a box on your driver’s license.
A French contraceptive maker said Tuesday its morning-after pill doesn’t work when taken by women who weigh more than 176 pounds and plans to change its labels to warn patients.