infectious disease

The cluster of cases comes as childhood vaccination rates in the state have fallen in recent years.

Health officials say others in the Lebanon area may have been exposed. Anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated and could have been exposed is encouraged to contact the state.

State health officials said this week that they're prepared for a likely increase in demand for coronavirus contact tracing as schools and colleges reopen…

Concepts of gender are shifting in workplaces, schools and public bathrooms across America. But how about on the track, or court or pool where athletes…

Designed to reduce the spread of disease by distributing clean needles to drug users, needle exchange programs can also provide outreach and referral for…

Hospitals across the state say they’re ready for the unlikely possibility that a patient with Ebola could walk through their doors.There are a lot of…