A new COVID-19 strain linked to a spike in cases in China has been detected in the U.S., but the CDC says it has seen so few ...

Tracking measles through wastewater is giving health officials a new window into where the virus is spreading.

A new map based on official data lays bare Americans' shockingly low life expectancy. People in the US can now expect to live ...

Drug overdoses have been a point of focus for lawmakers in recent years, particularly alongside the rise of illicit fentanyl ...

All non-medical products containing THC in any form soon could be outlawed in Texas after state lawmakers approved a full ban ...

Data: CDC; Note: 2024 data is provisional and may be underreported; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Drug overdose deaths in ...

The health secretary's stance on vaccines mirrors a broader decline in public support for childhood immunizations. A 2024 Gallup poll shows 40 percent of Americans say it's extremely important for ...

Foriest earned a bachelor’s in health science from Columbus State University. She also holds two master’s degrees: one in ...

The FDA says 26 people, nine of whom were hospitalized, have gotten sick across 15 states. It is still figuring out where the ...

Data: CDC; Note: 2024 data is provisional and may be underreported; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Drug overdose deaths in Arkansas last year dropped to 388, down from 538 in 2023, according to preliminary ...

The fact that the COVID-19 vaccine is not available for newborn babies is shielding a group of prisoners on Georgia’s death ...

Out of 2,066 counties studies, 1,614 counties, or 78%, reported drops in vaccinations. The average county-level vaccination ...