The historical record shows that the battle to prevent and find cures for infectious disease will lead to a lower incidence of chronic, disabling diseases. At the same time, efforts to find ...

A New Jersey nonprofit dedicated to suicide prevention has been awarded half a million dollars to try and reduce the incidence of teen suicide in the state.

There have not been any cases among commercial flocks in Massachusetts, said Agricultural Commissioner Ashley Randle.

Trinity Health of New England had a problem. Compared to other parts of the nationwide Catholic health system, it had a higher rate of injuries reported to the Occupational Safety and Health ...

Meneses reached out to friends in a panic, and one recommended Dr. Wendy Molaska, who runs a direct primary care clinic in ...

It is our body's first line of defense, charged with (among other things) keeping the outside out and our insides in.Video above: How often should we be washing our towels?We like to keep our skin ...

Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation.

Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing ...

As debate continues over the practice of water fluoridation, many dental experts and health bodies attest to its benefits.

Public health data disappeared from websites, entire webpages went blank and employees erased pronouns from email signatures Friday as federal agencies scrambled to comply with a directive tied to ...

Government agency webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and other public health topics were down Friday evening due to President ...

Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.