New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency on Monday as neighboring Pennsylvania battles its largest measles outbreak in three decades.As of Oct. 3, New York has recorded 108 measles cases so far this year, 92 of those s...

Measles cases in Pennsylvania have surpassed 1,000 so far this year as the state continues to battle an outbreak of the virus.Monday's update from the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) brings the total number of 2026 measles cases in...

The U.S. State Department is monitoring a reportedly fatal case of "pneumonia of an unknown etiology" linked to a plague research laboratory in Russia."We are aware of ​reports of a fatal case of suspected pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Obla...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it has found a potential source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak that was tied to lettuce over the summer.The agency collected samples during its onsite inspections of Taylor Farms de Mexi...

(NEW YORK) -- San Francisco health officials this week reported the city's first flu death of the 2026-27 flu season.The person was an adult, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), but no other information was p...

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration has begun mailing out $500 Affordable Care Act (ACA) checks to enrollees who were allegedly overcharged for coverage.The Treasury Department is issuing the checks to 950,000 Americans in 30 states du...

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, with one in eight developing breast cancer in their lifetime.It is expected that more than 381,000 new cases of invasive, non-invasive and pre-invasive breast cancer will be diagno...

Oct. 1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, putting a spotlight on the second most common cancer diagnosed among women.Although the rates of women diagnosed with breast cancer have increased, death rates have been declining...

(NEW YORK) -- As cases of dengue fever continue to rise in Florida, public health specialists are worried the true number of infections may be greater.For the week ending Sept. 19, at least 190 cases of locally acquired dengue have been con...

(NEW YORK) -- At least 13 new measles cases have been confirmed in Pennsylvania since Friday, bringing the total so far this year to 903, according to Mond...

(NEW YORK) -- Insomnia may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, dementia and several mental health conditions, a new study finds.Researchers from Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland analyzed approximately 20 comprehensive review st...

(BOSTON) -- About 4,000 registered nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston...

(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Heidi Overton is appearing before a Senate committee on Thursday for her confirmation hearing as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.Overton was nominated in August by President Donald Tr...

(NEW YORK) -- Missouri health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure at Busch Stadium and nearby local businesses in St. Louis and the larger county.The Missouri Department of Health and Seni...