Thousands of farmworkers labored in fields in Ventura County in late January in wildfire smoke. They have little to no protection from its harmful effects.

Two weeks into the Trump administration, external communication from federal health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the nation and world has gone dark. In the ...

In the U.S. public health system, local and state health departments collect and own the data rather than the federal ...

As residents continue returning to the Palisades and Eaton burn areas, authorities are urging them Tuesday to be aware of potential health hazards and wear masks, gloves and other protective gear if ...

As human-driven warming fuels extreme weather patterns across the West — including fires and record heat — outdoor ...

Take President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Kennedy, a well-known vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, whose Senate confirmation hearing was Wednesday, ...

Thailand's authorities were amongst the first to have to grapple with a worrying new disease. The frontlines included the ...

Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat ...

Multiple hospitals in Passaic County are now requiring face masks for their patients, staff members and visitors because of ...

A surge in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has prompted some alarm and led to fears of a possible new pandemic ...

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will provide additional directives at a Cabinet meeting today to address the ongoing ...

Significant overcapacity issues continue to be a concern in P.E.I. hospitals, the provincial health agency says.