Researchers are saying that kissing bugs—which are often carriers of Chagas disease—have developed a "secure foothold" in the U.S.

The research by Sharandeep Singh Chahal, a doctoral student in horticulture, highlights the damage caused to the popular zoysiagrass, widely used on lawns, athletic fields and golf courses.

Yahoo News answers some of the most frequently asked questions about measles amid the multi-state outbreaks that started in ...

A Louisville infectious disease specialist said a mosquito bite could lead to serious consequences for vulnerable groups of people.

Alberta's Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides announced that 'explicit sexual content' must be gone from school library shelves as of Oct. 1. The government issued a list of specific sex acts that ...

People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...

Quick Facts Beech leaf disease (BLD) is a new disease to the United States; scientists have been working quickly to understand its pathogenesis and test treatment options to mitigate or control damage ...

MY secret lover is being treated for cancer and I’m heartbroken that I can’t visit him. This is not your usual seedy affair.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. *Lifetime’s “Pretty Hurts” explores the glitzy yet cutthroat world of teen beauty pageants while shedding light on a serious health issue: ...

A High Court judge has thrown out a case brought by a young woman over injuries suffered when she tripped in a schoolyard 10 years ago. In May 2015, Amanda Shakira Dinnegan was racing several of ...

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) has identified a new brain imaging benchmark that may ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In the four months since he began serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made many public statements about vaccines that have ...