The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took decisive action to prevent the use of a potentially dangerous and unproven treatment belonging to StemImmune Inc. in San Diego, California, and administered to...

Six out of 10 U.S. parents are choosing to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their children, according to a report published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The...

Vietnam has reported a large increase in dengue fever cases in 2017. As of last week, more than 90,000 cases have been reported, including two dozen deaths. The case count is up more than 60 percent...

With gonorrhea infections continuing to climb, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) recently sent an alert to healthcare providers across the state encouraging them to promote prevention, testing and...

Panhandle Health District (PHD) is alerting the public about an increase of gonorrhea cases in North Idaho. The five northern counties have seen a 115 percent increase in cases so far this year, compared...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has declared an end to the measles outbreak of spring and summer 2017 today, with the last case identified on July 13. The outbreak that eventually sickened...

The Montana Department of Livestock has reported a brucellosis case in a heifer within Montana’s Designated Surveillance Area (DSA). The brucellosis-infected animal was first identified during voluntary...

The number of mumps cases in the Hawaii outbreak has grown to 284 cases in 2017 to date and health officials say this could continue continue for a year or more. As of Thursday, Oahu has seen 254 cases,...

In response to the hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego County, health officials have issued new vaccination recommendations for both food handlers and those who work in health care as the county continues...

Utah public health officials have reported two human West Nile virus (WNV) cases earlier this month and are reminding all residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites whenever they spend time...