While overall life expectancy rose, infant mortality remains a challenge. View the latest data from the CDC.

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U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday ...

The head of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel of independent vaccine advisers recently questioned the necessity of the polio ...

The weather outside will be frightful this weekend, with a major storm and frigid temperatures affecting millions of people across the U.S. The post From hot cocoa to CPR: A rundown on staying safe ...

Two detainees at a family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, have contracted measles, prompting concern among health experts that the virus could spread ...

Alcohol impairs the body’s ability to deal with cold, said Dr. Abhi Mehrotra, a University of North Carolina emergency ...

Cases of influenza fell sharply in Pennsylvania for the week ending Jan. 17, according to the most recent data. But some years, there's a second spike ...

Poison centers and hospitals are seeing a spike in weather-related calls, including carbon monoxide poisonings, following last weekend's winter storm.

Ever since Cyclone Fina rolled across the Top End, health officials noticed a silent danger lurking in the wet soil has risen ...

Exposure to wildfire smoke during the final months of pregnancy may raise the risk for autism in infants by up to 23%, a ...

The Pitt News Editorial Board argues it is up to students, faculty and staff to mitigate the outbreak of infectious diseases ...