Using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, scientists are hoping to identify brain wave patterns associated with the ...

Some states and hospital systems have updated their policies on drug testing for pregnant women and newborns, aiming to ...

Lyme disease is the most prevalent insect-borne disease in the US, with far more cases each year than other diseases such as ...

A Detroit Medical Center hospital has begun treating patients with the first gene therapy for beta-thalassemia, a rare blood ...

In Georgia last year, 127 babies were born with congenital syphilis, more than six times higher than in 2016. This is entirely preventable, experts say.

September is Falls Prevention Awareness Month. The risk of falling, and fall-related problems, rises with age. In fact, the ...

Learn how wastewater surveillance is now being used to detect foodborne pathogens like Salmonella, offering a new tool in ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foodborne illnesses are a major public health concern in the United States and are responsible for about 48 million people becoming ...

Suicide is preventable. By helping people in times of crisis get the care and support they need — and addressing the stigma ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. Although it is largely preventable, each year ...

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that “90 percent are non-Hispanic Black or African American, and an estimated 3–9 percent are Hispanic or Latino.” Dr. Regina Crawford, a ...

About one in eight new mothers report having symptoms of postpartum depression and the rate of women diagnosed at delivery ...