Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (148.2 per 100K; Hawaii 113.6/100K). Mississippi (465.8/100K) and ...

More than a million people a year are already dying from infections caused by microbes that are resistant to treatment – it's known as the "silent pandemic". By 2050, that figure is projected to reach ...

The rare condition is called Boerhaave syndrome, defined as a life-threatening, spontaneous rupture of the esophagus ...

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (147.9 per 100K; Hawaii 113.5/100K). Mississippi (465.6/100K) and ...

California public health officials investigated two outbreaks of norovirus linked to raw oyster consumption. Some affected patients with positive for sapovirus, astrovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus.

We’re still in the midst of norovirus season, and L.A. County is seeing high rates of spread. Here’s what you need to know to stay healthy. What do we know locally? Local case data only tracks ...

For example, the California Department of Public Health recorded 55 laboratory-confirmed outbreaks from January to November last year, which was fewer than the same time period in 2023. Matt ...

California is not part of the National Outbreak Reporting System that the CDC uses for norovirus surveillance, but wastewater surveillance data from another program, WastewaterSCAN, shows that ...

Norovirus, a very contagious disease, is being detected at some of its highest levels in California.

Norovirus often spreads in closed and crowded environments, such as hospitals, nursing homes, child care centers and schools, according to the California Department of Public Health.