NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday.

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Cases of norovirus, also known as food poisoning or the stomach bug, have picked up steam across the U.S. The number of suspected or confirmed outbreaks skyrocketed at the end of 2024, with more ...

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The new American Cancer Society report indicates a troubling increase in cancer diagnoses among younger people, with women, especially younger ones, facing higher cancer rates and mortality.

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a contagious respiratory illness, but it is preventable with a common vaccine. For many, it can start with symptoms similar to the common cold, such as ...

The flu is surging in New York and across the US — and claimed the lives of five kids in the days before Christmas. Positive tests climbed a whopping 12% for the week ending Dec. 21, according ...

Between 2010 and 2020, the number of Americans over the age of 65 grew faster than it had in more than 100 years. The American population is older than it’s ever been, with more than 55 million ...

There have been more than 32,000 cases reported so far this year, according to preliminary data from mid-December — about six times more than there were at this time last year and more than ...

Norovirus cases appear to be increasing in various parts of the US, ABC News reported, citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 90 norovirus outbreaks were ...

Whooping cough cases have been surging across the country over the last few months, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year, there have been ...