Flu cases are skyrocketing. Here, infectious disease doctors share what they want you to know about this flu season, in ...

Measles cases are popping up around the country. Doctors share what to do after a measles exposure and what to do to stay ...

This fall, multiple states including Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Wisconsin have reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease, a contagious virus that commonly infects children under 5 but ...

Most medical trainees have never seen measles or its complications, muscle rigidity from tetanus, or an infant struggling to ...

This interview aired on Dec. 8, 2025, and has been edited for clarity. New vaccine guidance has been a hot topic of conversation in the United States. Local Central New York infectious diseases expert ...

Infectious diseases account for approximately 5% of deaths in the United States annually; their contribution as a secondary cause (i.e. cancer deaths due to sepsis) approaches 15%. Between 2020-2022, ...

As immune function wanes, people become vulnerable. What should be a sniffle becomes deadly pneumonia. Infections that should remain dormant awaken to fatal effect. An obscure fungus kills. People ...

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