Stat: West Nile Virus’ Most Surprising Symptom In August my mother became the unlucky first patient of the year to suffer from West Nile virus encephalitis in Manhattan. Soon after her diagnosis ...

The number of new diagnoses in 2023 was 133, the lowest it has been in decades. The abrupt drop in infections represents a success after years of slow progress against the disease. Also in the news: A ...

The unanimous consent effort is intended to show just where lawmakers stand on this issue ahead of November's general election. It is not expected to pass.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, on Monday announced ways the state will try to curb the disease's spread, including making mosquito repellent available to visitors at state parks and ...

In addition to seeking damages in its lawsuit, Particle Health wants Epic to discontinue its alleged anticompetitive practices in regards to patient data.

About 1 in 10 of survey respondents indicated they are severely obese. It's too soon to know whether obesity treatments and drugs will ease the problem, researchers say. Meanwhile, Novo Nordisk's CEO ...

As more patients switched to remote patient monitoring, the cost to Medicare ballooned to $311 million, up from just $15 million in 2019 before the covid-19 pandemic. Also in the news: telehealth ...

Colorado's law, passed last year, to make Amneal provide free generic EpiPens to pharmacies is facing a challenge from the company, which argues it's effectively an illegal property taking. Among ...

Lawyers for the gunman, who fatally shot 10 people in a Boulder grocery store in 2021, tried to argue his mental illness made him incapable of knowing right from wrong. Jurors disagreed. Other news ...

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo spread more anti-vaccine misinformation by telling Floridians to avoid mRNA vaccines.

Amari Marsh, now 23, was a student at South Carolina State University when she lost her pregnancy in 2023. She was charged ...

During the Trump administration, enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans fell by more than 2 million people and the ...