epidemiology

MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — I came down with some form of crud about a week ago, and, as I write this, I still feel like garbage. Fever, congestion, fatig...

DuBOIS — Newborn screenings are a vital tool in detecting health conditions present at birth, when they may be easier to treat. According to the CDC, ...

Wyatt Skillman, 19, was simply enjoying his summer like any other teenager when suddenly his life and health took a drastic turn at the end of July. H...

DuBOIS — According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly one in three adults are overweight, more than two in five adults have obesity and abou...

UNIVERSITY PARK — After three weeks of testing as required under a state monitoring program for bird flu in dairy cattle, animal health experts in Pen...

When we talk about catching waves over the summer, this is not the kind of wave we mean. Because as summer winds down, it’s not ocean waves many of us...

HARRISBURG (TNS) —If you’ve noticed that more and more people are coming down with a case of COVID, you’re not wrong. The bad news is cases are on the...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Just as coronavirus transmission fluctuated in waves, so too have our responses to it. The world is four years from the acute phase...

DuBOIS — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third most common cause of disease-related death in Americans, even though it is often pr...

DuBOIS — Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver, which is swelling that occurs when tissues are injured or infected. Liver inflammation can be caused ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — We’ve come a long way from the first days of COVID. Even though the severity of the virus and its effects have changed, the reality...

PITTSBURGH – Bird flu, or H5N1 virus, in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at least one ...

DUBOIS — As anyone who has experienced a migraine knows, it is much more than a bad headache. It can be a debilitating condition, making daily activit...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — An innovative study of a breast cancer vaccine is officially underway, as UPMC announced Thursday that the first participant had re...

DuBOIS — Approximately 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, and four out of five of those are women. An autoimmune disease is a condition ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced Friday the expansion of several Chronic Wasting Disease Management Areas (DMAs) due to new detections of th...

DuBois – There was a time when practically no one contracted pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, but now cases are rising throughout the coun...

HARRISBURG — As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease and related cognitive conditions rises in Pennsylvania, advocates say prevention and more integr...

You may have heard recent news reports about bird flu spreading in birds around the world and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. While bird ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Congress blew its chance Monday to give Americans some insight into the COVID pandemic that dominated our lives for years. Following ...