The only other known case of rabies in a sea mammal was in a ringed seal in Norway's Svalbard islands in the early 1980s.

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

A 40-year-old federal statute is standing in the way, advocates say, of efforts to stem the tide of opioid deaths in ...

JOHNSONBURG — During National Suicide Prevention Month in September, Chi Catalone, Penn State Extension educator and licensed ...

“The best time to get a flu shot is in September or October, but it’s never too late to get vaccinated,” said Jessica Metzger ...

HIV stigma, for the first time in five years, is on the decline in the United States, despite knowledge gaps in certain ...

The U.S. is experiencing more than four times as many whooping cough cases compared with last year — a spike that some experts attribute to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue.

About 100,000 Americans, mostly Black, have sickle cell disease, shortening lifespans, delaying puberty, damaging spleens and causing infections.

A Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists highlights efforts to curb Chronic Wasting Disease and how hunters play a significant role. Here's why.

Flu season approaches and there's a new COVID variant. The time to act is now, or soon, according to the two largest local ...

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is back in the news. As of early September, the World Health Organization has reported ...

Britons have been issued a travel warning for Brazil, as holidaymakers are warned they could contract a disease that causes ...