Illness & Disease

The 2017-2018 flu season proved to be unusually virulent, spurring Dr. Dan Jernigan, director of CDC's influenza division,...

The recent deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain carried a stark reminder of the...

Alleviating pain – an important aspect of emergency care – has made opioids a mainstay in treatment. So what...

The onset of flu season is never welcome, but this year's outbreak has been particularly virulent, leaving emergency...

Two events are taking place in Brazil right now: the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the Zika virus outbreak. Whereas the Olympic Games are fostering a sense of national pride, the Zika outbreak is causing a state of worldwide concern.

A major fear in the run-up to the Olympics was the threat Zika...

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded, after careful review of existing evidence, that the Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects.

In the report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the CDC authors...