New UNC-led research shows Lyme disease is gaining ground in western North Carolina, with about 40% of adult blacklegged ticks tested carrying the bacteria that causes the disease.

A JAMA Surgery study of over two million patients found that cancer treatment delays grew by more than 10 days across six disease types.

The stats show that COVID restrictions on socializing and working from home appear to have stuck for many millions of young adults.

Shorter courses of antibiotics are not always a bad idea.

A highly contagious and deadly virus is exploding this summer and spreading like wildfire through local cat communities, but there is a safe and effective way to protect felines.

Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people. That toll released overnight makes it the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever recorded in the Central African nation. The outbreak has recorded 4,945 cases including 2,325 deaths. It is u…

Health officials are warning of a growing southern Iowa measles outbreak after 12 confirmed cases and possible public exposures.

New research finds that pilots and flight attendants are the occupations with the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers in the U.S.

Over 90% of reported cases in California were "neuroinvasive," where the virus attacked the nervous system.