Health

Millions of healthy adults and children who are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 shot for extra protection may have to cross several new hurdles to do so.

The first human case of New World screwworm was confirmed in the United States after a Maryland resident was diagnosed earlier this month.

Health officials have closed several beaches in King County because of unsafe bacteria levels.

New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, has been detected in the United States for the first time.

A large study led by Karolinska Institutet found people who had COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing asthma, sinusitis and hay fever, but vaccination appears to reduce those risks.

Medical experts are backing the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation to vaccinate kids against COVID-19, differing from the HHS and CDC's new guidelines.

More than 750 current and former federal health employees signed a letter accusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of spreading misinformation and fueling mistrust that they say contributed to the recent CDC headquarters shooting.

Health officials are warning about a summertime surge of Vibrio vulnificus infections, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters that has killed several people this year.

Actress Aubrey Plaza is navigating the grief of losing her husband, director Jeff Baena, who died by suicide earlier this year.

A new Nature study suggests infections like influenza and COVID-19 can trigger dormant cancer cells to awaken, potentially raising the risk of recurrence and metastasis.

Researchers said more studies should be done on the potential for needle-free vaccination.