The Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak linked to a Greenwood County, South Carolina daycare facility has increased by three cases, according to a  S.C. Department of Health and Environmental...

The Florida Department of Health has reported eight cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection so far in 2015, including two fatalities. The deaths have been reported in Brevard and Marion counties, according...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Brio Neurostimulation System, an implantable deep brain stimulation device to help reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor,...

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To assist doctors in diagnosing Ebola virus disease quickly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will pursue development...

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To further strengthen the nation’s infectious disease response capability, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected nine health departments and associated partner hospitals to become...

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Indiana health officials released the following updates on the TB and HIV situations in Clark County and Scott County, respectively: State and county health officials are investigating a confirmed case...

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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) is urging individuals traveling to the Caribbean this summer to be wary of mosquitoes, which may transmit the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), while on...

California state health officials have issued an alert for consumers to avoid consumption of the following from coastal waters in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties: recreationally harvested oysters and...

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Less than a week after neighboring Oklahoma recorded their first two West Nile virus (WNV) cases of 2015, Kansas health officials are reporting a confirmed case. The individual that tested positive is...

Earlier this week, local media reported some 55 patrons and employees developed symptoms similar to norovirus that caused the Cowfish Sushi Bar and Grill to close Saturday. Now, the owners of the popular...