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Meningitis cases rise in major Midwestern city, prompting public health alert

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago health officials are warning residents to be alert for symptoms of meningococcal disease...

This 11-year-old has battled a rare disease for years — a breakthrough drug helped deliver relief

In 2016, when Susannah Rosen was 2½ years old, her parents, Luke Rosen and Sally Jackson, noticed during bath time that something wasn't right....

A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low

The Carter Center's decades-long fight against an ancient parasite affecting some of the world's poorest may soon end in a...

Plastics emissions set to double health risks worldwide by 2040: Study reveals

New Delhi: Emissions from the global plastics system --greenhouse gases, air-polluting particles, and toxic chemicals released particularly from plastics production processes -- could double...

UK loses measles elimination status

The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.The move was based on the spread of cases in 2024...

Good old-fashioned snow day may be healthy for kids, doctors say: ‘Permission to unplug’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ahead of a significant winter storm forecast to impact much of the country throughout...

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