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State health investigators determined that the Bryan County patient exposed 'several dozen' other people in Georgia to the virus.

Patient advocates say state administrators in Iowa appear to be reining in Medicaid spending by cutting what are known as home and community-based services for people with disabilities.

The United States has signed 19 one-on-one health agreements directly with African governments since dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development last year.

Outbreak centered in Spartanburg County reaches 990 cases. Spring break travel worries state officials.

Healthbeat examined the backgrounds of the 10 surgeons general confirmed since 1976. Here's a look at their education and experience.

Despite the increasing prominence of the anti-vaccine movement on social media and in politics, polls conducted in the past few months show that the American public still thinks highly of immunization efforts.