Consumers around the country might want to check the labels on meat in their fridge — a recall of certain products has grown this week.

This time of year often brings up reflection and goal setting, even for the country's health agencies. As the year draws to a close, health successes and challenges were evaluated.

While cold and flu season amps up, antibacterial soap can begin to pop up everywhere as a prevention method. But are these products really protecting people?

A link between camels and human infections with the MERS virus has been suspected by some, but until now, research had not definitively confirmed this suspicion.

Patients with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which primarily affects the liver, face a higher chance of getting diabetes. Antiviral HCV medication, however, may improve diabetes outcomes.

Milk is one of the most common and popular drinks in the US. But it doesn't usually go straight from the cow to your doorstep.

Mosquito bites are often regarded as an annoyance, but for some of the world, they can be a much more serious matter. Figures on global cases of malaria were updated in a new report.

Americans might get a flu vaccine to avoid getting sick, but they might not consider the large scale outcome of this decision — the millions of flu cases across the country avoided through vaccination.

For some, getting poultry from a live market is a way of life and a tradition. But is it safe? New research warns that there might be a connection between these markets and Salmonella .

In certain circles, the word "raw" has become synonymous with the word "healthy." But the researchers behind a recent study warned that this is not always the case — especially when it comes to milk.