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A former CNN correspondent’s frightening illness illustrates the toll of severe West Nile disease.

Russian authorities say testing found no pathogens associated with the researcher’s work. The country has a history of biological weapons programs and secretive lab accidents.

A summer of outbreaks is putting a spotlight on major gaps in our understanding of this foodborne parasite.

Thursday’s changes come as states warn millions of Medicaid recipients about sweeping new rules coming in January.

Since June, the FDA has issued seven alerts about weight-loss products with undisclosed drugs or chemicals, more than in 2024 and 2025 combined.

Trump’s tax and spending package threatens to remove millions from health insurance. Here’s a look at how Medicaid enrollees could be affected.

‘Ghost providers’ in Medicaid managed care directories can make it harder to find OB/GYNs and midwives.

School-level data can be a powerful tool for preventing and fighting outbreaks, researchers say. Yet depending on the state, the information may not be routinely available.

Classes are resuming amid record-high measles cases. A single case could cause major disruptions for those exposed.

Financial cuts, archaic information systems, and disconnects between state and federal agencies hampered the public health response, a top Michigan official says.

Federal Medicaid work rules could strip coverage for thousands of NYC enrollees, especially in 3 congressional districts reaching parts of the Bronx, upper Manhattan, and Queens.

The new federal rule threatens widespread funding, including NYC health department and community groups

More than 74,000 adults over age 50 sought titer tests since last year, exclusive data shows.

Rabies is 100% preventable, but systems designed to protect animal and human health must work together.

The decision affecting a hantavirus cruise ship passenger raises new questions about federal quarantine powers and whether less restrictive alternatives are being properly considered.

This is the second baby formula recall in seven months related to infant botulism. Advocates say the cases raise questions about product safety and federal oversight.

Public health experts say secrecy around federal quarantine decisions can undermine trust in the government.

The CDC can only order quarantines for specific diseases put on a list by presidential executive order. A public health law expert told Healthbeat that federal officials’ novel approach — arguing that hantavirus is a type of severe acute respiratory syndrome — risks a legal challenge.

Internal records show how the South Carolina outbreak started with just four households, then spread through networks of unvaccinated people.

It has all the ingredients of a thriller movie and brings back memories of the beginnings of Covid. But the risk to the global population is low.