Workers hired within the past two years are among the likeliest to lose their jobs as the Department of Health and Human ...

A Wyoming woman was hospitalized with bird flu after contact with infected poultry at her home, marking the state's first human case.

Widespread funding cuts across the government and new restrictions on funding for National Institutes of Health grants have ...

Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency's ...

"Heart failure and kidney failure often go hand in hand," he told Newsweek, adding that the kidneys control the way the body handles salt and water. If they are not getting rid of these substances ...

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a promising new approach that could be used to treat a rare and ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is an extremely rare and fatal brain-wasting disease that's like a human version of "mad cow." ...

Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. HIV is a manageable chronic condition. With treatment, people living with HIV can have long and healthy lives.