Diseases

The German government has sharply rejected claims by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, that doctors in Germany...

Respiratory virus activity across the United States has climbed to high levels, driven by increases in influenza and respiratory syncytial...

Oral cholera vaccines have played a critical role in efforts to prevent and control the severe and potentially life-threatening diarrheal...

Surgical face masks provide inadequate protection against flu-like illnesses including Covid, and should be replaced by respirator-level masks – worn...

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released yesterday finds that while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made strides...

trumzz / iStock A population-based cohort study in Sweden suggests prenatal antibiotic exposure is associated with increased risk of group...

txking / iStock A review and meta-analysis of more than 200 studies shows a “persistently high” prevalence of bacterial sexually...

Federal officials today announced an unprecedented overhaul of the US childhood immunization schedule, paring the number of universally recommended immunizations...

Many women dread going to the doctor to be screened for cervical cancer, a process that involves a pelvic exam...

Canadian officials and public health experts are warning that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon...