Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of hereditary red blood cell disorders. Sickle cell anemia is a type of SCD that occurs when a person inherits genes containing an atypical form of hemoglobin.

Type 2 inflammation is one way your body may respond if you have parasites. It mainly affects the lungs, airways, and skin. Medications are the main treatment options, and you may see several ...

Broward County's school district has now confirmed six cases of measles, a highly contagious viral infection that is often recognized by a red rash that appears all over the body. All six of the cases ...

Share on Pinterest Who should receive a measles vaccine booster in adulthood and why? A physician explains. Image credit: RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images. With an ongoing measles outbreak across ...

The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such as Covid-19, influenza and measles – to include when respiratory droplets spread through the air and when they ...

Measles is having a resurgence. Once among the most feared diseases of childhood, the development of safe and effective vaccines meant that a run-in with the illness no longer needed to be a rite of ...

The measles outbreak that sickened hundreds of people in under-vaccinated areas of Texas this year is over, state health officials announced. The Texas Department of State Health Services said in a ...

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that is often recognized by a red rash that appears all over the body. It is particularly dangerous for children under 5 and babies, and the infection ...