In an effort to fight the West African Ebola outbreak, the US has pledged to send troops to Liberia.

As the Ebola outbreak continues in West Africa, health officials in the US are asking health care workers to prepare to act if the disease spreads.

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa isn't showing many signs of slowing. According to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new Ebola cases is climbing at such a rate that health authorities are struggling to manage them.

With a recent spike in the number of cases tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doctors are reminding pregnant women and parents of small children of pertussis vaccination guidelines.

In 2000, health officials declared that measles had been eliminated from the United States. But this year, it seems measles is making a comeback.

Sepsis — or "blood poisoning," as it is sometimes called — affects many patients across the US each year, but many others are not even aware of it.

Health officials are looking for ways to curb the spread of Ebola as the outbreak in West Africa worsens. Experts gathered by the World Health Organization (WHO) have recommended that researchers focus on some specific vaccines and treatments.

An unknown respiratory virus recently put more than 300 kids in the hospital in Kansas City, MO, and many more have become sick in other states. The culprit may be human enterovirus 68 (HEV68), officials say.

Hospitals can be full of bacteria, which may be why patients are so prone to infections. And new research suggests that, the longer the hospital stay, the harder infections may be to fight.

The flu sends about 200,000 people to the hospital every year in the US, prompting research into treatment. Now, the FDA is looking at a new treatment that may reduce flu symptoms.