Diseases

World Health Organization dispels the falsehood that irregular migrants and refugees spread sickness among host communities in Europe.

"What about diseases?" Kilmeade asked. "I mean, there's a reason why you can't bring a kid to school unless he's inoculated."

U.S. law requires that "all immigrants and refugees undergo a medical screening examination to identify inadmissible health conditions," said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease is infecting more than just young children this year.

It's more than just Lyme disease.

Guidelines for defining high blood pressure have been lowered, and millions more people will be diagnosed with the condition and recommended for treatment.

High blood pressure accounts for more heart disease and stroke deaths than all other preventable causes, except smoking.

More than 71 million people could see benefit from treatment with far lower costs than currently available.

Deadly prion diseases like mad cow disease have jumped from one species to another before.

New health centers are open, and responders have practiced their response to emergency situations.

Which diseases are likely to get the attention of Zika and Ebola in 2017?

The incarcerated are aging rapidly, which means conditions such as heart disease are overwhelming the health care system behind bars.

Dips in U.K. supermarkets contain high levels of salt and fat, according to a report.

A group of Brazilian doctors suspected the connection between Zika and microcephaly months ago, but had to persuade their government, and the world, that they were onto something real.

The disease can't be contracted in Britain but has been found in travelers returning home.

Microorganisms that survive the most inhospitable conditions on Earth might help treat some of the deadliest diseases.

This is the first case of plague in Michigan this year.

Since April, three Americans have died of plague, according to the CDC.

The microbe in question is a distant relative of oyster parasites.

Geography is a factor when it comes to less common killers.

The Pope listed 15 "diseases" afflicting the highest-ranking members of the Catholic church.

Evidence of such "deviant burials" have been found throughout Europe.

There are also thousands more infectious disease diagnoses.

Health officials are warning that the international community needs to commit more to stem the Ebola outbreak before things get even worse

As authorities search for fellow passengers of an infected flyer, an American doctor fights for his life

Afraid of the growing number of deaths in the three countries gripped by Ebola, the Ivory Coast turns away its own

In at least two countries, higher elevations had more cases in warm years

An iPad-sized device is set to provide instant, accurate diagnostics for diseases like tuberculosis and AIDS.