Although it is standard procedure to kill flocks with the outbreak of bird flu, posts on social media twisted the truth.

A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced ...

It feels like everyone is sick right now. And while that is a slight exaggeration, the real situation isn't too sunny either.

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

People are reportedly becoming sick with what is described as a “norovirus-like illness” after eating the affected oysters.

Health officials closed oyster harvesting Area 3–east of Lake Borgne and north of Eloi Bay, including the Chandeleur Islands and surrounding marshes–and issued a recall, which affects all shucked, ...

A large outbreak of tuberculosis has been reported in Kansas; is tuberculosis a public health concern in Louisiana? Find out ...