The number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the third consecutive year in 2024 but remained among the highest annual totals on record.
Carfentanil is a drug that is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, and 10,000 times stronger than morphine.
Flu activity continues to decline across the country, but the season remains classified as high-severity for children, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting four new ...
Accurate risk assessment can spare patients from costly preventive care ...
Between 2009 and 2023, at least 47 Americans died of tetanus, a bacterial infection that has been preventable with a widely ...
The CDC warns that "true number of sick people is likely much higher than the number reported." ...
This past week, high flu activity was reported in 25 states, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates the flu ...
HBV infection at birth or during early infancy can lead to lifelong health problems such as chronic liver disease and liver ...