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Another fall season, another virus in the news: The respiratory syncytial virus, commonly known as RSV, is filling up emergency rooms and hospital beds in many parts of the country.

For a while there, Sam Bankman-Fried looked like the real thing.

The average price of a whole frozen turkey is up nearly 75 cents per pound over last year. The reason: a bad season of bird flu that could end up as one for the history books.

ATLANTA — Dramatically fewer Black and Hispanic adult outpatients were given the leading antiviral medication for COVID-19 than White and non-Hispanics — even as medical professionals knew they were less likely to get equivalent treatment because of long-pervasive racial and ethnic disparities.

The respiratory infection is common in children, but the recent surge in US hospitals is anything but normal

China and the US cooperated for many years on health issues and it’s in the world's best interests they continue.

West Virginia's opioid crisis is transcending partisan politics as city council candidates from three different parties tackle the issue in the capital of Charleston

At a village clinic in central Democratic Republic of Congo, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses treat the boils that trouble her delicate skin. She is one of the many victims of an outbreak there that is believed to be far worse than the official records…

Hospitals urge Americans to be up to date with vaccinations but 5m fewer flu vaccines administered to US adults than last year

Two reports from the CDC provided details on which groups have the highest death rates and which states are seeing the largest numbers.

That’s the highest rate recorded in at least 40 years.