During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...

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A measles outbreak in South Carolina has become the largest in the United States in more than 30 years. As of Feb. 10, 933 ...

This article appears in the March 2026 print edition with the headline “How America Got So Sick.” ...

ZAPOPAN, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak hit the state capital, a key host city for the ...

Is Britain on the cusp of a scientific and technological revolution? Simon Carter, the boss of the property giant ­British Land, appears to believe that it is.

Here’s something to bark about. Experts say a respiratory virus that originated in man’s best friend could be a major threat to public health. Canine coronavirus, also known as CCoV, is associated ...

With the United States having vacated the field, the world’s leading infectious disease experts gathered in Melbourne to discuss collaborative efforts to identify and combat the next pandemic ...

Anosh Ahmed, the hospital's onetime chief financial officer, remains in Serbian custody pending extradition, according to new ...

Three new cases of measles have been confirmed in Florida, including one each in Hillsborough and Manatee counties, state data shows. The Hillsborough case was in a person aged between 20 and 24 who ...

A measles outbreak in Spartanburg County has reached 700 cases, making it the largest in the country. The number of new daily infections appears to be slowing, though hundreds remain in quarantine.

After decades of control, measles is resurging across the United States, pushing the country closer to losing its elimination status. While Massachusetts and other New England states remain ...