Cases of leprosy are increasing in Central Florida, fueling a growing body of evidence that the condition has become endemic in the Southeastern U.S., according to the CDC.
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The death toll has risen to nine Americans in an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak linked to clinics in Mexico that more than 208 U.S. citizens traveled to for cosmetic procedures.
Emerging from one of the hottest months on record, concerns are mounting from experts over how rising temperatures could also mean a rise of instances of fungal and brain eating amoeba infections.
The U.S. is seeing early signs of a COVID-19 bump, and while many experts don't believe it will materialize into a significant surge, there is concern as to whether there will be enough vaccine uptake to stave off a simultaneous…
Thirty-eight percent of medical professionals told Becker's they believe the next pandemic may be less than five years away, according to the results of a June LinkedIn poll. Thirty-six percent said it could be more than 10 years away.
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A brain eating amoeba infection has killed one Georgia resident, the state's Department of Public Health confirmed July 28.
Up to 450,000 people in the U.S. may have alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy linked to tick bites many physicians have never heard of, according to new findings from the CDC.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are ticking up nationwide, spurring questions about potential public health challenges the U.S. may face this fall. Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, told the Star Tribune that he does not anticipate a substantial pandemic surge but is…
COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 10.3 percent for the week ending July 15, marking the largest weekly increase the U.S. has seen since December.
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital has treated five patients with malaria amid the nation's first locally transmitted outbreak in two decades, NPR reported July 26.