As the U.K. battles a super flu outbreak and measles cases rise, health experts have identified four diseases - including mysterious Disease X - that pose the greatest threats for 2026 amid falling ...

The adenovirus is a new strain that attacks the respiratory system, eyes, kidneys and, other organs seemingly in minutes — ...

Scientists have discovered a new, much less invasive method for testing whales for pathogens. In the past, scientists needed ...

You may think you're safe from deadly diseases like the Bubonic Plague... but did you know there are many serious illnesses ...

At the end of last year, an Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai province was officially declared over.

Scientists have uncovered why people with chronic kidney disease so often die from heart problems: damaged kidneys release ...

While malaria is often the first disease that comes to mind when thinking about mosquito-borne illnesses, it is important to be aware of other serious diseases that these tiny pests can spread. Dengue ...

Hippie college town Berkeley is sounding the alarm over a frightening outbreak of leptospirosis near a homeless encampment in ...

OUTBREAK: A fungal infection outbreak in Middle Tennessee that has sickened more than 30 people and killed one is raising ...

Diseases like cancer and diabetes are costing the global economy trillions of dollars, according to UN estimates. But that’s not the only cost—according to a new study, 36 million people died in 2008 ...