Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these ...

The 1918 flu pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, caught the world by surprise just as the First World War was coming to ...

Public health leaders looked to UNC-Chapel Hill virologist Ralph Baric to end the pandemic. Their critics blamed it on him.

The left side of my face has dropped and is agonisingly sore ... It is triggered by the virus varicella zoster, which most people carry from childhood as it also causes chickenpox, but in later ...

An Orange County pediatrician worries that as a downward trend in vaccination rates continues she'll see more children die of ...

Health officials in Britain have published a list of the disease-causing viruses they believe pose the greatest risk to humans for the first time.

Even though they are our best friends you may want to think twice before allowing your dog to lick your face after a doctor's ...

Michigan reports its second 2025 measles case; Kent County confirms first case since 2013 involving travel-related exposure.

People with higher education face a steeper decline in the ability to plan, organize and problem-solve following a stroke, ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — It's an uncertain road ahead for a nurse who was attacked by a patient at HCA Florida Palms ...