More than 60 people in ...

The outpouring of research has brought enormous visibility to how these fragments permeate our daily lives. Long studied in oceans, waterways and marine life, researchers have now shifted focus to human health. A decade ago ...

The severe case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 flu was determined to be caused by exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, according to the CDC, which would be the first linked to a backyard flock.

Health leaders across a county have urged people to stay at home if they have been affected by the highly infectious winter bug norovirus. The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) and public health leaders have told people to avoid hospitals ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, H5 bird flu has spread in wild birds worldwide this year, causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows, along with several recent human cases in dairy and poultry workers.

Doctors urge all people – especially those with prescription opioids at home or a substance abuser in the household – to keep naloxone in their first aid kits or even in their bags. Anyone can experience an opioid emergency, including small children who ...