The spread of disease is not routinely connected to climate change or the environment. However, ignoring this connection would mean overlooking one important factor in widespread and deadly epidemics.

A little-known disease is spreading in the U.S., primarily in the state of California, health officials warn. In a new study published in the CDC journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers ...

The deadly COVID-19 pandemic, which lasted for several years, drastically changed the world, affecting nearly every part of a person’s daily life. Millions of people lost their lives, economies slowed ...

Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages, ...

"Kissing Bug" disease has been reported in eight states across the nation. Researchers say the high presence gives evidence for it becoming endemic. The disease is caused by a parasite that is carried ...

The leading causes of death in the United States in 2024 were heart disease, cancer and unintentional injury, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a September report. Meanwhile, ...

WASHINGTON — A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness that the potentially deadly condition Chagas disease, previously considered a primary concern for Latin ...