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mrs/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As mosquito season continues, public health officials in the U.S. have been tracking several different illnesses caused by the pesky flying insect.Health officials are re...

Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A mass polio vaccination campaign is underway in Gaza to inoculate children after the first case in 25 years was recently detected in the strip.Several...

mrs/Getty Images(MADISON, Wis.) -- Health officials are warning of the dangers of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus after three recent deaths were recorded across Wisconsin and Illinois.The Wis...

Sara Anne Willette and her family plan on moving to the countryside in the South as COVID-19 continues to impact the immunocompromised community. -- Courtesy of Sara Anne Willette(NEW YORK) -- Sara An...

mrs/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Health officials are warning Americans about a rare insect-borne virus that has infected several travelers.As of Aug. 16, there have been 21 cases of Oropouche virus dise...

xijian/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. surgeon general is calling for a "fundamental shift" in how the mental health and well-being of parents is supported and prioritized.In a health advisory rele...

Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Updated COVID-19 vaccines will soon be rolled out ahead of the fall and winter season, but some Americans may not easily be able to access them.In previous years...

Getty Images - STOCK/Yana Tatevosian(NEW YORK) -- A New Hampshire resident died after being infected with a rare mosquito-borne disease, health officials said Tuesday.The resident, an adult from Hemps...

An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Shelby Knowles/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- People who are in ...

Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The threat of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus has prompted several Massachusetts towns to implement targeted mosquito spraying to protect residents.Accordi...