A major health alert has been issued for anyone who has visited a major city in the last 10 days after several cases of a ...

Measles infections after vaccination are rare, and there are no documented cases of healthy, fully vaccinated people dying ...

Prolonged alcohol use can scar the liver, but treatment and staying alcohol-free may help prevent life-threatening problems.

Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people across the west African nation, mostly in remote parts of the northern r ...

An in-depth look at Hepatitis D, why it’s so severe, and how new therapies bring hope for better treatment and prevention.

A small clinical trial in China suggests that a low-dose vitamin E supplement could improve liver tissues and scarring for ...

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued an urgent alert about dengue fever, a painful and sometimes deadly mosquito-borne illness common in tropical and subtropical ...

Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course.

Johns Hopkins University-led research has found that obesity, particularly severe obesity, is strongly associated with the ...

Elton John emotionally opened up about his struggles after suffering partial vision loss due to an eye infection. John said he can no longer see his sons play sports, read or watch TV.

Cases of Candida auris, a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus, are rising in hospitals and senior care centers across the U.S.

Music legend Elton John shares the painful truth about his vision loss, how it affects his daily life, and what keeps him ...