Winter brings a rise in pneumonia cases, particularly affecting children and the elderly. Preventive measures like ...

Scarlet fever is caused by group A strep bacteria and is highly contagious. You can have symptoms like a red, sandpaper-like ...

Children as young as two can suffer from hay fever, but many parents find it hard to tell if a child has an allergy or another illness, making it hard to treat. Hay fever, which is also known as ...

Hypertension harms brain vessels, neurons, and white matter long before blood pressure rises, revealing why it sharply ...

With respiratory illness season approaching, the Chautauqua County Health Department (CCHD) reminds residents to take proactive steps to protect themselves, their families, and the community from the ...

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. As of November 2025, the U.S. has already recorded 20,939 cases for the year. That ...

FOR some people, it starts with a scratchy throat followed by a tickly cough. For others, a headache comes first, before a ...

Instead of dragging yourself to the pharmacy for multiple pick-ups, get ahead of the cold and flu season by building a fall wellness kit.

From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health ...

More severe symptoms of RSV include rapid breathing, difficulty breathing such as babies flaring their nostrils, ribs sucking ...

The thick post-Diwali smog that settles over cities, especially the national capital, not only irritates the throat or eyes ...

A woman’s severe shingles case highlights why experts urge all adults 50 and older to get vaccinated – protection that new research shows may also lower dementia and heart risks.