Disease

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with monkeypox virus, which is endemic to some African countries. Neither North nor South Carolina had identified a case as of Wednesday afternoon — but one health expert said it "wouldn't be a huge surprise."

Following several measles outbreaks this winter, there is a movement among some states to make it more difficult for people to claim nonmedical exemptions to vaccine laws.

According to the United Nations, more people are living with HIV than have died since the epidemic began in the 1980s. There have been large medical and…

According to the United Nations, more people are living with HIV than have died since the epidemic began in the 1980s. There have been large medical and…

It started with a whisper. The initial reports of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa came out as news releases on June 3, 2014, and there was not much…

It started with a whisper. The initial reports of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa came out as news releases on June 3, 2014, and there was not much…

Hailed as a "national hero," Dr. Sheik Umar Khan has treated more than 100 Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. Now the 39-year-old is fighting for his life in an isolation ward.

Researchers at Duke University will become part of a national network focusing on undiagnosed diseases.The National Institutes of Health have granted $7.2…

The World Health Organization has reported the largest outbreak of Ebola ever: more than 330 deaths in western Africa, and the number is rising. Dr.…

A new online guidebook aims to help connect doctors with public health agencies to fight chronic illnesses like diabetes. Those illnesses make up…