Warmer weather means spending more time outside. That increases the risk of tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease. According ...

LymeAlert is an at-home test for anyone who finds a tick on themselves or a pet, that can detect Lyme disease within 15 ...

IT IS A HIDDEN DANGER AND THAT’S WHY SOME PEOPLE USE DO IT YOURSELF TEST TO CHECK FOR LEAD AT HOME. LINDSAY SUE LONG IS LIVE ...

With COVID-19 cases rising across the country, you may be inclined to pull out one of those leftover at-home rapid tests received months ago from the Biden administration. Even if the box says the ...

Public health authorities around the world are working to contain a hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship in early April and has already claimed three lives. Despite a stream of alarmist ...

The cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 4. Photo: AFP via Getty Images ...

A federal jury has found a California man tied to a controversial underground biolab guilty of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 test fraud scheme, prosecutors said. Jia Bei Zhu, 64, a ...

A new at-home test could “revolutionise” dementia diagnosis by predicting a person's risk of Alzheimer's disease. Scientists say the finger-prick blood test and an online brain assessment could allow ...

Seemingly expired COVID test kits continued to prove useful as health officials advised New Yorkers to check for extended expiration dates on the at-home respiratory virus fighting tool. The COVID ...

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The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) blocked the publication of a study on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...