Guangdong Province is facing China’s largest recorded chikungunya outbreak, with thousands of cases spreading across major cities and nearby regions. Credit: Shutterstock Southern China is battling ...

New York DEC has identified multiple terrestrial invasive species of concern. They include insects, plants and tree diseases that spread quickly and cause costly damage. Infestations affect forests, ...

There have been 19 gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruise ships this year, 14 of which were caused by norovirus, as recorded by the CDC. But what exactly is this disease, and how can it be prevented?

An Ebola outbreak declared in the DR Congo in early September has caused 42 deaths out of 64 confirmed cases but the risk of it spreading in the region is moderate, the WHO said Wednesday. Photo by ...

Over 1300 malaria and dengue cases were reported in September alone in Mumbai, the official Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data showed on Wednesday. According to the data, Mumbai reported ...

According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Because of this, early detection is important. Unfortunately, many victims of this ...

Research suggests that ancient viral-DNA embedded in the human genome is playing a key role in early embryo development. Around 8% of our genome consists of endogenous retrovirus DNA — the remnants of ...