Why does timely cancer screening matter? A renowned oncologist explains how timely medical intervention in cancer treatment ...

For much of human history, infectious diseases shaped entire generations - causing widespread death, disability, and fear. Today, however, many of these once-devastating illnesses are rarely seen, ...

Alexander 'Zander' Philogene died after contracting the disease following a trip to Portugal ...

Close up view of syringe needle injecting vaccine into baby leg. A deadly, vaccine-preventable disease is making a comeback. The highly contagious and fast-moving infectio, which primarily affects ...

A handful of children have been hospitalized for a potentially deadly bacterial infection, alarming some doctors about the possible return of a once-feared contagious disease that vaccines tamed.

Hantavirus has been all over the news lately due to a shocking outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Health officials suspect that an Ebola epidemic has killed 100 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the World ...

Results from two early-stage trials offer new hope for a cancer that kills around one in eight patients within five years.

The diphtheria outbreak has now spread across four states, with Health Minister Mark Butler describing it as "very concerning ...