Seasonal allergies in the South aren't limited to flowers and trees that bloom in the spring. Louisiana's mild winters mean there's no real "break" from allergens. Even when one season seems mild, the ...

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health successes of modern medicine. From smallpox to polio to measles, vaccines have ...

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The Rams safety and his NFL great father are spreading the word about this treatable affliction after having lost one family ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new CDC study shows one in three teens now has prediabetes. A UVA health expert says it’s a ...

Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) is helping the homeless and others who do not have adequate cooling stay safe during the heat wave.

Nnamdi Moeteke is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Community and Public Health and Interim Director of Undergraduate Public ...

By late summer, what started as fever and fatigue had morphed into severe migraines, dizziness and partial loss of hearing.

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The vaccine clinic was hosted by the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board, which serves tribes across Iowa, Nebraska, ...

Swimming in public pools and water parks comes with risks — from skin irritations to gastrointestinal infections. But it also ...