Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two more buildings on the Oakland County campus in Pontiac tested positive for Legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaire's ...

Filters to be installed on fixtures in the two buildings Legionella bacteria testing first began in November after a custodial employee assigned to the sheriff's administration building was ...

Ohio is a hotspot for respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19 and a new flu strain. Health officials advise staying home until you are fever-free for 24 hours and symptoms improve. COVID-19 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In a single year, hundreds of people got arrested for driving under the influence in Tennessee, only to test negative for alcohol and drugs. On Wednesday, Jan. 21, a ...

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As millions of Americans hit the road or took to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that ...

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each individual patient. The test applies different antibiotics to bacteria found ...

Since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified in 1983, roughly 91.4 million people around the world have contracted the virus and an additional 44.1 million have died from related causes ...

Experts aren't quite sure what's in store for us this cold, flu and COVID season. But with a new flu variant beginning to spread in the U.S. and low COVID vaccination rates, this may be a more severe ...

An international study published in the Malaria Journal claims that a widely used test for detecting malaria is delivering too many inaccurate false-negative results and is “not fit for purpose”. The ...