Amid a surge in eastern equine encephalitis cases—including a recent human death—Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging federal ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends one hour of activity per day for children and 175 minutes a week for adults. That’s about 30 minutes a day total ...

Throughout the country the numbers of people contracting pertussis, aka whooping cough, have skyrocketed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 14,569 cases of pertussis so far this ...

U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation's history. Preliminary data shows that a little over 49,300 suicide deaths were reported in 2023. That number that could grow ...

Street fentanyl has long been viewed as unstoppable. Now many experts say the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid is ...

States are missing opportunities to require Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to improve maternal health access, a ...

Although mortality rates are down overall, progress has not been experienced by all women, with racial disparities still seen.

The colder months are almost here and so are your chances of getting COVID, Flu, and RSV that’s why the Centers for Disease ...

The KHOU 11 VERIFY Team fact-checked claims made by vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance during their debate.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, other than skin cancer. One in eight women will develop breast cancer, according to the ...

The latest developments are highly concerning, as they raise the possibility that the H5N1 virus has evolved the ability to ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Atrium Health Navicent Peyton Anderson Cancer Center is raising awareness ...