Lena H. Sun

Three deaths resulted from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever outbreak among people who traveled or lived in Mexican border city.

If the rabies virus spreads unchecked in raccoons, transmission would easily radiate out from Omaha into other states, putting 7 million people at increased risk.

Mandy Cohen is tasked with restoring credibility to the once-vaunted agency at a time of extreme political divisions and fading trust in government — and science.

The report underscores the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on routine immunization rates and the lingering consequences for school-age children.

The federal government is no longer buying and distributing all coronavirus vaccines, unleashing a host of complications to vaccinate children.

Federal health officials advised that anyone 6 months and older should get at least one dose of an updated shot.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is on the rise in parts of Mexico and the United States. Climate change and dogs could be crucial to the fight against the tick-borne scourge.

Tuberculosis linked to contaminated bone graft material has killed one person and infected at least four others — the second TB outbreak involving Aziyo Biologics.

Longer summers, rising temperatures and ticks’ expanding geographic ranges are leading to an increased chance of human exposure to pathogens, experts say.

Medical boards received more than 480 complaints related to covid misinformation. A Washington Post investigation found at least 20 doctors have been punished.