September 29, 2018 Risk of Ebola's spread from Congo now 'very high,' WHO says The World Health Organization says the risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading from Congo is now "very high" after two confirmed cases were discovered near the Uganda border.
September 27, 2018 Flu season last winter killed the most people since the 1970s, CDC says Tens of thousands of American deaths last winter are believed to have been caused by the flu and its related complications, according to government officials, making it the most severe in at least four decades.
September 25, 2018 Hepatitis A outbreak in Massachusetts kills 1, sickens 64 others The state of Massachusetts has issued a public health alert over a rash of hepatitis A cases that have left one person dead and 64 others sickened since April.
September 7, 2018 Deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo reaches city of 1.4 million Congo health officials say that a case of Ebola has been discovered in Butembo, a city of 1.4 million people in the country's northeast.
September 7, 2018 600 Utah students stay home as officials warn of norovirus outbreak More than 600 students in Utah stayed home from school on Thursday over concerns about a potential norovirus outbreak.
August 31, 2018 ADHD diagnoses may be rising in US The number of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the U.S. appears to have increased dramatically, a new study finds.
August 31, 2018 Hospital outbreak linked to eye exam killed newborn, family's lawsuit claims A lawsuit filed against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia alleges that a contaminated eye examination that sickened 23 infants in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit led to the death of at least one child.
August 30, 2018 11 sickened, 1 dead in New Hampshire Legionnaires' outbreak Health officials in New Hampshire have confirmed 12 cases of Legionnaires’ disease, including one fatality, possibly linked to two hot tubs at two different hotels.
August 13, 2018 Michigan county fair attendees test positive for rare strain of swine flu Only 17 cases have been reported since 2005.