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Although alpha-gal syndrome has long been linked to the lone star tick, recent cases suggest other tick species in the U.S. may also be responsible, raising concerns about the allergy spreading to new regions.

Monarez was named CDC’s acting director after serving as the deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health since 2023.

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers struggled to grasp the rate of the virus’s spread and the number of related deaths. While hospitals tracked cases and deaths within their walls, the broader picture of mortality across communities remained frustratingly incomplete.

Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.

A Listeria outbreak in the UK, linked to contaminated desserts, has resulted in three deaths, prompting an investigation by health authorities.

LGBT+ groups and public health advocates warn against potential threats that could jeopardize progress and ‘set us back decades’

As parents resist vaccines over vague potential harms, advocates call it a case of ‘morals more than science’

Trump's second term has included pauses to HIV public awareness campaigns and the cancellation of at least 20 grants funding HIV research.

‘Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,’ one scientist reportedly warned