Public health experts have long warned that zoonotic diseases — illnesses that jump from animals to humans — are increasing ...

As health officials continue monitoring the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, the broader ...

The “Santa Barbara Independent” presents its endorsements for California governor and other state, federal, and local races, ...

AMSTERDAM/MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) – A Dutch hospital has quarantined 12 staff members as a preventive measure after blood and urine from a hantavirus patient were handled without observing strict ...

As the pioneering BalletBoyz company celebrates its 25th anniversary and Billy Elliott returns to the stage, the male dance landscape appears transformed from where it was at the turn of the century.

A federal court ruling revives a COVID-19–era tax question and some Americans may be owed refunds. If you were penalized for ...

HOLLAND, MI - Holland voters will decide Tuesday, May 5 whether to renew a sinking fund for the school district that supports ongoing facility repairs and improvements and now transportation needs.

Holland’s public transportation system will ask voters to bump up its current millage rate by 0.2-mills in the May 5 election. The ballot issue seeks approval of a 0.6-mill levy, which includes a ...

The Tulip Time Festival in Holland is one of the Midwest’s most recognizable spring traditions, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year as millions of tulips bloom across the southwest ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Keeping micropantries well stocked is just one of the ways fifth grader Suzette Gamboa and her classmates are helping to spread kindness. But taking on two micropantries in South Holland earlier this ...