Gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships hit a 12-year high in 2024, and 2025 has been even worse, with cruise lines seeing an entire year's worth of outbreaks in only the first quarter of the year.

The kids pushed a chair against the door and braced it with a heavy bin. Then they picked up a table to barricade the window at the Science Zone. Now they’re safe enough to sleep, Science Zone ...

In recent months, the U.S. government has taken steps to defund and dismantle key infectious disease programs, including a National Institutes of Health lab that has contributed to groundbreaking work ...