Five people have been hospitalized with cardiac and neurological symptoms after getting the chikungunya vaccine.

The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. NBC News answers readers' questions about ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the ongoing risk of pandemics, highlighting concerns over vaccine skepticism, ...

Franciscan Health is offering residents an opportunity to stem the tide of prediabetes. Starting at 6 p.m. April 8, the ...

The Comment by Patricia J García and colleagues,1 calling for the creation of a new health agency for Latin America, pays no justice to the role of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). For ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every 33 seconds, a person dies from heart disease in the United States. With one in every five deaths related to a heart disease, we bring ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is losing one-tenth of its workforce under probationary employee cuts.

Kate Walsh, formerly of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice," shares how cancer impacted her life. The "Emily and Paris" ...

Measles usually doesn’t kill people, but it can, and it can cause permanent disabilities, especially in children.

Could music be prescribed for conditions such as generalized anxiety disorder? Researchers, musicians and at least one local ...

Women with one or more gynecological disorders had higher risk of heart disease and clogged arteries affecting either their ...