As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, resources are being sucked away from the fight against a host of debilitating ...

Scientists have created the world’s first mosquito cell map, revealing how these insects spread diseases like dengue and Zika.

The World Health Organization (WHO) will on Thursday launch a plan to combat 20 diseases that affect the world's poorest people, seeking to prevent recent progress being erased by the impact of ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is once again the infectious disease responsible for the most deaths worldwide, according to a Tuesday announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO). The contagious disease ...

Earlier this month, a high school student in Joliet, Ill. tested positive for a highly contagious disease that has claimed more lives than any other throughout human history. Many mistakenly believe ...

The World Health Organization has recorded more than 400 cases of a mysterious, deadly, flu-like illness dubbed “Disease X” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is struggling to uncover its ...

Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, ...

As Justin Timberlake revealed this week that he has been quietly battling Lyme disease during his recent world tour, the latest data from the CDC shows how dramatically the tick-borne illness has been ...

A study is asking the Centers for Disease Control to declare Chagas disease, also known as "kissing bug" disease, an endemic after cases have been reported in eight different states. Since 2013, ...