INSIDER
Despite its prevalence, many families face long waits, sometimes months, before securing an appointment with a specialist for a diagnosis.
According to a CDC food safety alert, an outbreak of Listeria infections has affected 38 people across 21 states. Of those infected, 37 have been hospitalized, and 12 have died.
Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
U.S. health officials said a California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck and pork hock, feet and tongue.
Authorities in Congo say the first batch of mpox vaccine has arrived in Congo’s capital, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.
When you have a pizza, how often do you refrigerate it within two hours? That’s the timeframe recommended by many official food safety guidelines when it comes to handling pizza.
Africa's public health body is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases, with almost 4,000 reported on the continent in the last week.
Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are down overall in Washtenaw County, but some groups are still disproportionately impacted, according to new data.
Investigators have linked untreated canal water to a salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 500 people across the U.S., including nine people in Michigan.
Symptoms of heat-related illnesses range from weakness and dehydration to severe conditions like heat stroke, which can be life-threatening without immediate medical attention.
Cucumbers are believed to be the cause of a multi-state salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 150 people across 25 states, including Michigan.
Have you started doing yard work yet? Hiking? Do your dogs spend more time outside? You’ll want to take steps to protect yourself and your pet from ticks.
There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three months of this year compared with the average number seen in the first three months of the previous three years.
It’s rare, but people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if the water they use isn’t safe. Researchers have recently linked a second kind of deadly amoeba to nasal rinsing.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric death in the state for the 2023-24 flu season.
A salmonella outbreak linked to charcuterie meats has sickened dozens of people, including one person from Michigan.
At this level, the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends masking for those who are immunocompromised or at higher risk when indoors.
The CDC is continuing the sound the alarm about a salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes that has sickened hundreds of people and killed four.
Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
All Michigan public school students have access to free breakfast and lunch, but do they have enough time to actually eat those meals?
A newer COVID-19 variant that has only been identified in a few countries has made its way to the U.S., and at least one of the few cases was recorded in Michigan.
Breaded and stuffed raw chicken products have repeatedly been a source of salmonella outbreaks, according to a study from the CDC.
Michigan officials are providing more information for residents as the national public health emergency ends and pandemic-era emergency programs expire.
Officials are working to bring attention to the dangers of fentanyl on National Fentanyl Awareness Day.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 2.5 million cases of STDs in 2021. Health experts continue their focus on outreach in both metropolitan and rural areas.
The CDC has issued a warning about Candida auris, saying the fungus spread at an “alarming rate” in healthcare facilities in 2020 through 2021.
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba that lives in soil and warm fresh water, such as lakes, rivers and hot springs. It can cause a brain infection when water containing the amoeba goes up the nose.
The CDC is warning the public of an increase of drug-resistant strains of a bacteria called Shigella.
A fungal infection that most commonly occurs in America’s Southwest region is projected to expand further throughout the country due to climate change in the coming decades.
While it may feel like much of life has returned to normal compared to the height of COVID, the CDC says between two to 4,000 Americans are still dying from the disease each week. Most of those are seniors who fall into other high-risk groups.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that kills without warning. Hundreds of people die each year and thousands of others become ill because of CO, according to the CDC.
According to the CDC, one in seven Americans reports experiencing a substance use disorder.
Global music superstar Celine Dion said she was recently diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder -- stiff-person syndrome.
The CDC estimates that 3,500 babies in the U.S. are lost to sleep-related deaths every year and a local mother is sharing her story in hopes of preventing more tragedy.
When you have a pizza, how often do you refrigerate it within two hours? That’s the timeframe recommended by many official food safety guidelines when it comes to handling pizza.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has added a new color to its flu activity level chart, indicating areas with very high levels of respiratory illnesses.
Michigan has made blood lead data for children in the state with elevated blood lead levels (3.5 µg/dL and higher) available online through MiTracking.
Washtenaw County Health Department officials are encouraging community members to stay up-to-date on COVID-19 booster vaccines and flu shots in order to protect their own health and others.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a food safety alert on Friday warning of an E. coli outbreak linked to ALDI frozen falafel.
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda next week will host a ministerial meeting on the outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine and has caused alarm in the East Africa region.
A federally funded study has found a possible link between aluminum in some childhood vaccines and persistent asthma, but experts say the study has several shortcomings.
A federal judge in Texas ruled that a provision of the Affordable Care Act that manages free coverage of certain drugs that prevent HIV infections violate the religious beliefs of a Christian-owned company.
The FDA is reminding people not to use certain brands of ultraviolet wands because they may produce unsafe levels of radiation.
Texas officials have reported the first death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States.
Michigan health officials have confirmed 43 cases of E. coli O157 cases that match a multi-state outbreak strain.
