By Jory Lange The pre-cut melon Salmonella outbreak that has swept through Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri is growing.  The CDC updated its Food Safety Alert on the outbreak...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in an update today that a total of 109 people have infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 from six states, making it the  third-largest...

By Jory Lange The CDC is investigating a multistate E coli outbreak.  First detected in Kentucky, this E coli O103 outbreak has now spread to Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, and Virginia.  Public health investigators...

By Jory Lange Kentucky’s E. coli outbreak has now reached Georgia, Ohio, and Tennessee.  In Kentucky, the number of sick people has more than doubled.  As of last Friday, 20 E coli O103 cases had...

During the week of March 10 through 16, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) reported an additional eight fatalities linked to the outbreak, bringing the death toll tally to 52 since August...

By Jory Lange An E coli outbreak in Kentucky may be growing.  Six people have been hospitalized and 20 Kentuckians tested positive for E coli O103.  Many of those affected by this E coli outbreak live...

By Jory Lange An E coli O103 outbreak among Kentucky kids has been linked to “extensive exposure to fast food.” The Kentucky Department of Public Health issued a public health alert after identifying...

The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) released a news release this week after learning of Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin’s statement about deliberately exposing his children to chickenpox....

On Sunday’s program I take a quick look at the chickenpox outbreak in Northern Kentucky, the lawsuit, Gov. Matt Bevin and “chickenpox parties”. A guest on the show a number of times,...

Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a severe illness lasting several months. The HAV outbreaks...