The presence of anti-interferon alpha indicated the infection would likely be limited to mild symptoms like coughing or sore throats. Patients without it often experienced shortness of breath, indicative of a more severe case.

Poor air quality from wildfire smoke poses health risks to everyone, with fine particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream.

“Immigration is a social determinant of health,” according to the new State of the Latino Community report.

The second of three stages of water conservation declarations underscores the ongoing danger of the city’s historically dry autumn and low reservoir levels.

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is coming into the nomination process with his own policy priorities.

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The second of three stages of water conservation declarations underscores the ongoing danger of the city’s historically dry autumn and low reservoir levels.

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is coming into the nomination process with his own policy priorities.

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In the Atlanta area, an advisory commission recommended $1.3 million over the next two years to reduce the epidemic.

A radical anti-establishment medical movement could threaten the achievements of a science-based public health order, they say.

The virus has been confirmed at more than 270 dairies in central California, and traces were recently detected at a wastewater sampling site in Los Angeles County.

The number of flu cases in New York state is still low but starting to increase quickly. It’s risen by 12% since last week.

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The Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey border has burned 5,000 acres and is far from contained.

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Aedes mosquitoes are bringing the threat of tropical diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever, that were once of concern only to international travelers.

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The accident at the chemical plant spewed smoke that forced thousands to evacuate and the shuttering of schools and businesses.

Many worry about how Trump might reshape federal health policy — and how those changes could curtail local public health initiatives.

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