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‘This is appalling and not how public health leaders typically respond to ongoing outbreaks of preventable infectious diseases,’ one public health expert responded

A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children

Clemson University confirms measles case as South Carolina outbreak explodes to 558 cases, worst in US. Nearly 98% of students vaccinated, but case emerges from Spartanburg County epidemic that doubled in one week. Contact tracing underway, 531 in quarantine statewide. Health officials warn outbreak will worsen before improving.

Dublin authorities shut a Chinese eatery and opened an inquiry after claims of human waste in food, citing hygiene breaches and contamination risks in closure orders.

Experts warn that the EU's new rules on 'forever chemicals' do not go far enough to protect Europeans from drinking 'poison'.

When indoor air pollution makes the news in western countries, it often feels like a local issue. One week it focuses on wood-burning stoves. Another it is gas cookers or the question of whether people should open their windows more often in winter.

If you use an EBT card to buy groceries, you might notice some of your favorite items suddenly getting declined at checkout. That’s because a growing number of states are tightening the rules on what you can buy with SNAP benefits. The goal? To reduce purchases of sugary, processed foods…

In a small mining town in South Africa’s Limpopo province, young people are showing worrying signs of diseases that were once thought to affect only older adults.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued provisional licenses to nine new medical marijuana operators while existing ones have started opening new manufacturing and cultivating facilities.