Does the idea of a cruise not float your boat because of all the tales of passenger woe floating around the blogosphere? We spoke to several cruise experts and asked them to weigh in on some of the ...

First, the good news: While food poisoning symptoms can linger for up to a week, Dr. Dasgupta says most cases clear up in a ...

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

The Laredo Public Health Department issued a guidance to help prevent water-related injuries and illnesses during the summer months.

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

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

Outbreaks of norovirus, E.coli and salmonella in our nation’s food supply often have consumers worried. While most foodborne ...

Don’t let your vacation go to ship — how to reduce your risk of norovirus, infectious diseases, food poisoning and more.

We included genetic sequences of norovirus specimens obtained from outbreak investigations and sporadic gastroenteritis cases between 2005 and 2016 in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. We genotyped ...

Norovirus GII.17 accounted for < 10% of outbreaks in the US 2022-23 season, but rose to 75% during the 2024-25 season, passing the number of GII.4 outbreaks.

Why are foodborne infections more common in the summer, and what are food safety practices that everyone should follow?