Feeling under the weather? Local health officials are tracking a variety of viruses making rounds in the community right now.

At its peak in 2012, Alabama had the highest rate of opioid prescription in the country with 143.8 prescriptions per 100 people.

As 2025 begins, public health experts warn of rising threats from infectious diseases like bird flu, measles, polio, and mpox ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources collected and submitted samples from a number of dead wild birds to test for the ...

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.

Cruise ships saw the highest number of stomach bug illnesses since 2012 with 16 outbreaks impacting a total of 1,894 passengers.

The Centers for Disease Control reported 91 outbreaks of the virus during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 in the last week of November.

Nasty norovirus is back in full force with U.S. cases of the stomach virus surging(AP) - Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United Stat ...

Wastewater monitoring serves as an early warning system for viral spread. By detecting SARS-CoV-2 in sewage, health officials ...

Taking precautions to protect yourself from the quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of bringing an illness ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported high rates of influenza in Georgia and South Carolina.

A Canadian teen's severe bird flu infection has highlighted growing concerns about the H5N1 virus, commonly known as ...