Yesterday, Director of Health Services Christine Mahoney wrote in an email to students that the Maine Center for Disease ...

Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid infection—but it's especially important after touching these top 10 ...

The CDC’s incoming head, former Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, has been commissioned by Trump to “ focus on the ...

Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that causes gastroenteritis, which is inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is sometimes called the "stomach flu," but it is not related to influenza.

Flu continues to be one of the most common and alarming seasonal illnesses. In the period spanning from 2023 to 2024, there ...

Gastrointestinal illnesses, including noroviruses, are on the upswing this winter. Although cruises account for fewer than 1% ...

Though sustained human-to-human transmission has not been observed, infections have occurred after unprotected contact with infected animals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists Illinois in the high category for flu cases, and across the Chicago area ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is examining cases where domestic cats infected with the H5N1 avian ...

During the winter, doctors see patient after patient with cold and flu symptoms. Here's how they avoid getting sick—tips you ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose a persistent and tremendous threat to patient safety, having claimed 72,000 patients during their hospitalization according to the Centers for Disease ...

Despite the constant pressures and potential pitfalls of battling infectious diseases, many nursing homes do an exemplary job tackling all that comes with caring for an immunocompromised population.