A passenger from Congo should not have been aboard, authorities said. Under new DHS rules, people who recently visited any of three African countries must enter the U.S. via Dulles.

Gen Z women argue that these procedures are barbaric, but millennials and medical experts beg to differ, urging the importance of pap smear screenings.

Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will.

New research suggests that it might take four times the current recommended level of exercise to significantly lower your odds of cardiovascular disease.

Public-health researcher James Baguma has studied the interactions between bats, which can carry the virus, and people in the region near the latest epidemic.

Jeffery Taubenberger, the acting head of the NIAID, the NIH’s infectious disease institute, is reported to have stepped down.

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of public health threats.

A dental clinic in Rittenhouse is closed and under investigation for unsanitary practices. These are the patients who should get tested.

"Someone broke their acrylic nail."