Using a common antibiotic following sex can dramatically reduce a person's risk of some sexually transmitted infections, a ...

The agency issued final guidance that it estimated could reduce lead exposure from processed baby foods by about 20% to 30%.

Georgia was one of 18 states with "high" or "very high" levels in wastewater, according to CDC monitoring. Here's what to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a reported spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, and ...

Some 16 states had "very high" levels of the virus present in wastewater during the week of Christmas, an increase from the week before.

The CDC’s actions come in response to China's government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in ...

A patient death in Louisiana has become the first in the nation to be linked to the highly contagious bird flu, which has ...

In light of the news of a possible human metapneumovirus outbreak in China, officials talk to Newsweek about the risk to Americans.

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.

While HPAI can potentially infect humans, the CDC says the current outbreak is primarily an animal health issue.

As China continues to monitor an increase in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), here's what you need to know about the ...

Explore the implications of the first human death from H5N1 bird flu in the US and what it means for public health.