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The smoldering chemical reaction inside Chiquita Canyon Landfill is growing and could last for decades, according to a new state analysis.

How even mild measles infections can lead to serious illness later ...

California and other states are suing the Trump administration over plans to cut billions of dollars in grants designed to make states more resilient to infectious disease.

The CDC's potential 'streamlining' of programs to prevent HIV has two Southern California health agencies worried the potentially deadly virus could infect more people.

The Elon Musks of the world might want us to believe that Starlink is the true wave of the future, but we will be using underwater cable systems for at least the next three decades.

Early findings from an ongoing study report that a group of 20 firefighters tested after the Palisades and Eaton fires had higher-than-expected levels of mercury and lead in their blood.

The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced sweeping cuts in several federal health agencies.

There are new signs that a dangerous fungus is once again on the move. Candida auris is a type of yeast that can cause life-threatening illness.

Keeping an unvaccinated child as a patient could give pediatricians the chance to educate families on vaccines but may also expose more kids to preventable diseases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified the California Department of Public Health it is suspending grants it had provided to support the state's infectious-disease response during the COVID-19 pandemic.