Penobscot County in February, have not spread, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

California mountain biker Julian Hernandez, 25, suffers rare death after a rattlesnake bite at Quail Hill preserve in Irvine prompted month-long hospital stay.

An Orange County man has died after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while mountain biking in Irvine. Julian Hernandez, 25, of Costa Mesa, was biking at Quail Hill Trailhead on Feb. 1 around 11 a.m.

Santa Barbara has seen a drop in overdose deaths since the 2023 peak, but fentanyl continues to be a serious threat.

Raynard Washington, an epidemiologist and public health expert from North Carolina, is expected to be confirmed as the state’s new health commissioner.

A group of experts that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its vaccine recommendations has suspended an anticipated push to stop recommending mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines ...

Loneliness is the No. 1 element playing into tweens’ and teenagers’ plummeting mental health, according to a Communities for Youth Nampa survey with data from 2,965 Nampa School District students.

Julian Hernandez, 25, of Costa Mesa, was biking at Quail Hill Trailhead on Feb. 1 around 11 a.m. when he was bitten.

The CDC issued a level 2 travel advisory for over 30 countries where poliovirus has been detected. What to know before you go ...

Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.

On World Kidney Day, Newsweek explores how one country is testing whether early detection can slow a global epidemic.

Mainspring Recovery, opens new tab, a Virginia-based addiction treatment provider, says its clinical leadership is closely monitoring the evolving overdose landscape and will continue sharing insights ...