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Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to more than 250 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. M...

A measles outbreak inWest TexasandNew Mexicohas killed a child and sickened more than 130 people, and public health experts fear it’s only the beginni...

HARRISBURG (TNS)—The official number of people that have contracted bird flu in the past year, 68 to be exact, has been relatively small. A new study ...

DuBOIS — It’s winter and one thing that’s almost as certain as cold weather is that small children will develop ear infections. otitis media, the medi...

HARRISBURG (TNS)—If you got together with friends or family this holiday season, you probably heard about someone who was, as the saying goes, as sick...

DuBOIS — Practically everyone has had an infection at some point in their life. Most people take an antibiotic and they recover. However, it is import...

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...

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 ...

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

A new COVID-19 variant called XBB.1.5 is driving a new wave of infections. But susceptibility to it is not, as some contend, being fueled by vaccines....

McKean County is back in the low risk category for the spread of COVID-19, but Elk County is now listed at medium risk. According to the state Departm...

People no longer know what to do about the COVID pandemic. Part of the problem is the very language we use to talk about it. Words such as “breakthrou...

TICKS SUCK: This year, the ticks seem to be everywhere, not just in the woods. Just going to take the dog out in the yard has been a challenge for som...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians experiencing “spring fever,” that perennial urge to venture outdoors to hike, hunt, fish and explore, should plan now to p...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The “rare but dangerous” deer tick virus that was found at its highest infection rate ever inClearfield Countyin January has been f...

Since day one, COVID has been a moving target for political leaders, weighing lockdowns and closures and mask rules and vax mandates, adding or droppi...

There’s a lot to be learned about the omicron coronavirus variant, but scientists already know enough to prescribe a rational response to the threat. ...