Health officials have confirmed the first case of severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu.

Most Americans haven’t been vaccinated this year and health experts are worried about outbreaks of COVID, flu and RSV.

A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time.

The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency is urging the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to keep Americans safe from emerging health threats.

Health officials are confirming bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor.

The San Antonio City Council passed a resolution that now declares overdoses a public health crisis.

U.S. health officials say whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year.

A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies.

A scientific panel is calling for a public health approach to marijuana that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” The report was released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness.

COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from federal health officials suggests it’s on the upswing around the country.

In the third week of July, University Health reported 336 positive tests for COVID-19, a more than 100-case increase from the previous week.

The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers to try to prevent bird flu from getting worse.

U.S. health officials have announced a recall of some Boar's Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak.

At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters.

President Joe Biden did not wear a face mask in public a couple of times after the White House announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague.

With temperatures rising across the country and school out for the summer, many families will visit the beach, lake or local swimming pool.

Researchers say doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use.

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning bearded dragon owners about a salmonella outbreak in the U.S. that has sickened 15 people, including one in Texas.

If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.

Ophelia explored prescription opioid dispense rates in 2021 and how Texas compared using Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data.

U.S. health officials now recommend that some people consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases.

Reports of a rare nervous system disorder are “more common than expected” in older U.S. adults who got the new RSV vaccines.

Since 2019, accidental drug deaths have been rising in Texas, with the number tripling in Travis County.

For the first time since 2019, there has been an increase in drownings in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A UT-Health San Antonio doctor says the warning is for those looking for cheaper services who are turning to makeshift clinics for the anti-wrinkle injections.

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows cost and access are keeping women from getting life saving mammograms.

At least a dozen people in the U.S. have been sickened with E. coli food poisoning linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk in 19 states, including Texas.

At least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E.

Federal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.

The U.S. flu season appears to be over.

U.S. poultry producers will have to reduce salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to prevent food poisoning.

U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level.

San Antonio-area doctors are warning families to be alert as the Center for Disease Control tracks a spike in measles cases.

With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group is now recommending that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection.

Federal health officials say that new U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022.

U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in illnesses caused by a bacteria that can cause meningitis and possible death.

The U.S. saw the most tuberculosis illnesses in a decade in 2023.

The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

Even as the expected end of the respiratory virus season nears, doctors are asking people to continue safety practices.

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.

U.S. health officials say Americans with COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days.

Cases of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S. Nationwide, about 12% of most recent norovirus tests sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were positive.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multistate E. coli outbreak tied to cheese sold by Raw Farms LLC.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a listeria outbreak linked to queso fresco, cotija cheese and other dairy products.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising people not to eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they aren’t sure of the brand in light of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 100 people in 34 states, including Texas.

U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source.

U.S. health officials say at least seven states are seeing high levels of the flu and that cases are rising in other parts of the country.

Updated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."

Just one new case of Legionnaires’ disease has been reported in southeast Poland in an area close to the Ukraine border, an indication the spread of the disease has been curbed following chlorine disinfection of the water system.

Poland's health authorities say the death toll from Legionnaires' disease has risen to 16 with another 140 people infected in the southeast region close to the border with Ukraine.

Health officials are investigating an outbreak of E.

Poland's internal security officers are searching for the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has killed seven people and infected more than 100 in a strategic city near the border with Ukraine.

About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever.

There’s been a 12.1% spike in hospitalizations across the country due to COVID-19 in the past week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Heat illness during athletic practice or games is a leading cause of death and disability among high school athletes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first.

Every year, 6 million to 12 million children get head lice, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But don’t panic. As annoying as the bugs are, they’re not dangerous.

U.S. officials say the number of migrant families they encountered at the Southwest border continues to remain low following the lifting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Title 42 public health order.

Federal officials say over 200 patients could be at risk of fungal meningitis after having surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexico border city.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies are investigating reports of 18 salmonella infections linked to Papa Murphy's cookie dough.

U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the No. 4 cause.

Older Americans and people with weak immune systems can get an extra COVID-19 booster dose this spring.

New data details the nation’s worsening tide of sexually transmitted infections, but health officials are hoping an old drug will help the fight.

U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of blindness linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.

U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it.

A study finds long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer can be a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation.

The House has voted unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19.

For many, hearing loss is preventable. There are things you can do now to protect one of your most vital senses.

A gastrointestinal illness spread to over 300 people on a cruise ship out of Galveston, and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the cause.

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.

Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year.

As the temperature plummets, people will be looking for ways to keep the house warm. Safety experts warn that using the kitchen oven or range is a bad idea.

Raw oysters harvested from part of Galveston Bay recalled after investigators link them to 211 illnesses.

The CDC says the most recent cases of fentanyl-related harm, overdose, and death in the U.S. are linked to illegally made fentanyl.

U.S. health officials say a food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese has sickened 16 people in six states, including one who died.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is a 30% increase in Type 1 diabetes diagnoses in the United States and those cases are being seen more among the youth.

The early prevalence of respiratory illnesses are placing a strain on healthcare systems, according to the CDC.

The European Commission has authorized the world’s first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year.

Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia earlier this year.

If mosquitoes love you, new research suggests it may be because of how you smell.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed in an effort to reduce salmonella illnesses from food contamination.

Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.

The new chief at the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center has inherited a raft of problems.

A study of U.S. children with sickle cell disease found fewer than half get a needed screening for stroke, a common complication.

Updated COVID-19 booster shots are expected to roll out soon, which is why the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District is no longer offering the original boosters to anyone 12 years old or older.

University Health director of hospital epidemiology Dr. Jason Bowling answers some of the most frequently asked questions about COVID-19, boosters, new vaccines and new CDC recommendations.

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill.

The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions to reduce concerns of stigmatization.

The head of the nation’s top public health agency is shaking up the organization with the goal of making it more nimble.

Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus.

The nation’s top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.

Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners.

Metro Health experts will hold an informational session and answer questions about the monkeypox virus on Thursday evening.

Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent’s reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men.

The European Medicines Agency says the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox as an outbreak of the once-rare disease sickens people across Europe.

U.S. health officials say more than 100,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine are on the way to states in the next few days.