Flu has been predicted to hit the UK more intensely than usual this winter, with health experts saying people have been ...

As summer turns to fall, it's still mosquito season in Wisconsin — which means West Nile virus is still circulating. The state Department of Health Services announced Thursday that two Wisconsin ...

Alarmist headlines that warn of China being once again being overwhelmed by a mysterious new virus have dominated over the past few days. But the virus that is reported to be responsible for a surge ...

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.45. The mpox outbreak in several African nations has slowed and countries ...

Health officials are warning Americans about a rare insect-borne virus that has infected several travelers. As of Aug. 16, there have been 21 cases of Oropouche virus disease, sometimes called "sloth ...

Monkeypox is a virus first found in monkeys in the 1950s that is transmissible to humans. In May, the World Health Organization reported outbreaks of the virus in several countries. Dr. Leanne Skehan, ...

Millions of people will fall ill in the months ahead and there is one key way to tell what you have is not a cold ...

Year-to-year effectiveness fluctuates based on how well vaccines match circulating strains, ranging from 20% to 30% in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 influenza virus bears a disturbing resemblance to the virus strain that caused the 1918 flu pandemic, with a greater ability to infect the lungs than common ...

Scientists are developing all sorts of potential new treatments to tackle the most difficult cancer cases—including some that will make you thankful for the existence of herpes and other viruses.