Whooping cough cases on the rise in the US, CDC says
Whooping cough cases have gone up in the U.S. compared to last year, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease ...
Human Case of Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness Reported in New York State
A person in Ulster County has been hospitalized with Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said. It is the first ...
Hybrid COVID variant XEC is more contagious: What to know about the new strain
The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...
New York's first human case of eastern equine encephalitis reported in Ulster County
State health officials are urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites after an upstate resident tested ...
Whooping cough wave nears decade high, CDC reports
14,569 cases of whooping cough have been reported in total for 2024 so far — four times higher than the agency's reported ...
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Mesa County Public Health Clinic offering strep, respiratory illness testing
Obesity can also worsen recovery outcomes for respiratory illnesses and result in “social and mental health consequences” ...
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CDC Launching ‘Agency-Wide Strategy’ On ‘Health Equity’ For LGBT, Minorities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it will reorganize its Office of Health Equity ...
Overweight vs. Obesity: Do You Really Know the Difference?
Obesity is a disease characterized by having excessive body fat, increasing a person’s risk for many serious health problems, ...
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Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed vaccinations during pandemic
Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
CDC: Three contacts monitored after Missouri’s first H5 bird flu case
Health officials identified three contacts, including two healthcare workers, who were closely monitored after a bird flu patient in Missouri was recently hospitalized.
US FDA approves AstraZeneca's flu vaccine for self-administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved AstraZeneca's influenza nasal spray vaccine for ...
Witham Hospital in Lebanon taking safety steps after water found to have Legionella antigen
A Witham Hospital patient tested positive for the Legionella antigen in August, the hospital announced in a prepared statement Friday afternoon. Legionella is the bacteria that can cause Legionnaires' ...