In a world still feeling the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, news of a potential new viral threat can quickly raise alarm. That was the case following reports in India of a recent outbreak of ...

Chagas disease, also known by the deceptively friendly name "kissing bug" disease, has become endemic in the United States, according to The Washington Post. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Chronic wasting disease is slowly spreading through Louisiana deer populations.

A House bill has been introduced that prioritizes learning why veterans are more likely than those who have not served in the military to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal disease with no ...

A Fontana child is fighting for her life against a rare genetic disorder called Batten disease while her parents are trying to raise awareness by encouraging parents to look for early signs. For Lucy ...

There is a significant association between common blood groups A and B with a high risk of developing deadly autoimmune liver diseases, according to a new study. Research suggests that inherited blood ...

It’s no secret that feral hogs are not good news for the ecosystems of America. But now they present an additional threat. Two new and devastating diseases can potentially be spread by these hogs, and ...

Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals–including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in people, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in cows (also known ...

There have been previous outbreaks of leptospirosis – but not to the "unheard-of" levels we're seeing now. Leptospirosis can be fatal to your pet, according to the Marine Mammal Center. Experts aren't ...

Kim developed a novel diagnostic biomarker panel for necrotizing enterocolitis, a potentially fatal condition described as the most common and serious intestinal disease affecting pre-term infants.