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There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

A next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF demonstrates its ability to rapidly and accurately diagnose a ...

With 46 U.S. cases and alarming signs of the virus crossing species, experts warn of unpredictable risks if human-to-human ...

Consuming alcohol to cope with stress has become more culturally acceptable since 2020, necessitating doctors more ...

A USC study shows a significant rise in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic that persisted into 2022. This ...

President-elect Donald Trump has named Robert Kennedy Jr. as his pick for secretary of health and human services. This was ...

Each of Donald Trump’s most provocative Cabinet picks has been a calculated punch in the mouth to experts, elites and ...

A new variant of human mpox has claimed the lives of approximately 5% of people with reported infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2023, many of them children. Since then, it has ...

Overdose deaths increased in Nevada and four other states as national numbers declined, according to provisional data ...