infectious disease

Deadly meningitis outbreak prompts college students to call for campus shutdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Students at the University of Kent in the U.K. are calling for a shutdown in light of an...

First case of severe mpox disease reported in major city: ‘Life-threatening’

Health1 week ago

First case of severe mpox disease reported in major city: ‘Life-threatening’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The first case of severe mpox (formerly monkeypox) has been identified in New York City, according to an...

Common vitamin could bring relief from long COVID symptoms, study suggests

Health1 week ago

Common vitamin could bring relief from long COVID symptoms, study suggests

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vitamin D supplements may offer researchers a new clue about lingering COVID symptoms that persist after infection, according...

Combination nasal spray vaccine could protect against COVID, flu and pneumonia at once

Health4 weeks ago

Combination nasal spray vaccine could protect against COVID, flu and pneumonia at once

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A single spritz could eventually offer simultaneous protection against several infectious diseases. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed...

Largest measles outbreak in recent history reported on southwestern Florida college campus

Southeast1 month ago

Largest measles outbreak in recent history reported on southwestern Florida college campus

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than 40 measles cases have been reported at Ave Maria University in southwest Florida, marking the largest...

Hundreds of wild bird deaths reported across seven counties, prompting park closures

Health1 month ago

Hundreds of wild bird deaths reported across seven counties, prompting park closures

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hundreds of geese have reportedly died in New Jersey, and bird flu is suspected to be the culprit....

Popular honeymoon destination faces avian malaria threat, spread by mosquitoes

Health1 month ago

Popular honeymoon destination faces avian malaria threat, spread by mosquitoes

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Almost every forest bird species in Hawaii is spreading avian malaria, posing an increasing threat to wildlife in...

Measles outbreak poses risk of ‘irreversible’ brain damage, health officials warn

Health2 months ago

Measles outbreak poses risk of ‘irreversible’ brain damage, health officials warn

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! South Carolina health officials are warning of “irreversible” neurological damage in children as measles-related hospitalizations climb in the...

Measles exposure risk identified at major airport and theme park, health officials warn

Health2 months ago

Measles exposure risk identified at major airport and theme park, health officials warn

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Health officials are warning the public of potential measles exposure after an international traveler visited several high-traffic locations...

Tuberculosis outbreak linked to prominent high school, officials investigating

Health2 months ago

Tuberculosis outbreak linked to prominent high school, officials investigating

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) has been linked to a San Francisco high school. The San Francisco Department...