More than 7,500 people sought medical attention for diarrhea during the first three days of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, adding that nearly 90 ...

The four people with new lab-confirmed measles cases are also from Penobscot County, are all unvaccinated and were exposed to the first person who tested positive, according to a news release Tuesday.

Research shows that many viruses can linger in the air and on surfaces long after an infected person has left the room — ...

Maine confirms five measles cases so far, with four newly identified in Penobscot County linked to unvaccinated individuals.

With spring break around the corner, these are the nearby states fighting off measles cases and what travelers should know.

There have been no additional cases of scabies at Airway Heights Corrections Center, according to the prison's communications director Chris Wright. Wright also said the 19 people diagnosed with ...

A stomach virus ripping through Long Island households and classrooms is hitting patients with symptoms that include nausea, ...

For the second year in a row, New Jersey had no shark bites off its coast. Swimmers elsewhere were not so lucky.

The measles vaccine is considered safe and affordable and often is combined with immunization for mumps and rubella. Any ...

Measles symptoms tend to start with a fever and a runny nose. The telltale rash comes later. In some cases, severe complications develop. They can include pneumonia, blindness, and inflammation of the ...

TMVII spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, and can cause severe and persistent rashes.