When a stomach bug hits your household, the first instinct is often to get everyone back to school, work, and normal life as quickly as possible. The “48-hour rule” flips that impulse on its head, ...

Cases of the respiratory illness are rising in January 2026 across the state, including in the Sacramento area.

In a new study, we and an international team of scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of ...

The Bay Area has now recorded two measles cases since late last year — an early test of whether one of the nation’s most ...

Concerns and decisions about vaccination are best discussed with physicians, pediatricians or local pharmacists who can ...

With levels of respiratory viruses like the flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) very high in Rhode Island ...

The virus is storming the country, a reminder of how terrible its toll can be.

U.S. flu infections are showing signs of a slight decline, but health officials say it's not clear that this severe flu ...

Shawn Johnson East, Olympic gymnastics gold medalist, said her son was hospitalized with RSV at age 1, prompting her mission ...

Analyses of mpox clades currently in circulation provide clues to how the virus managed to spread worldwide in 2022 — and how ...

The ceremony will feature roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge.

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses. Said to have existed since living cells first appeared, these microscopic ...