ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel breaks down what you need to know about staying healthy this holiday season as ...

From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, holiday togetherness comes with a catch: a spike in the viruses that thrive when we all gather inside.

Upstate Global Health Director Dr. Stephen Thomas discussed the current flu season trends and concerns, the importance of ...

Although the CDC reports that the fall flu season in the US is currently mild, measles and hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) are surging this fall, according to recent data from Epic Research.

The CDC monitors respiratory illness activity by looking at a range of diagnoses from emergency department (ED) visits, ...

A rash following cough, fever and a runny nose can be a symptom of measles, a public health official said Wednesday. The way to confirm a measles case is to be tested, said Dr. Brannon Traxler, the ...

The time for prevention is now, and that means getting vaccinated, washing your hands and wearing a mask if you are sick and ...

Diseases such as chickenpox and measles may be more than hazy memories from childhood. The current measles outbreak, for instance, shows little sign of abating. Chickenpox can resurface many years ...

In 2024, Romania, an upper middle income European country, had over 30,000 cases — putting it on the world's top ten measles ...