The 2026 London Marathon is officially the largest marathon ever. With 59,830 runners crossing the finish line, London has reclaimed the Guinness World Records title for the largest number of ...

In 1854, a cholera outbreak in London caused hundreds of deaths within a short period. Physician John Snow investigated the spread of the disease and traced it to a contaminated water pump on Broad ...

The measles outbreak in South Carolina — the largest the United States has had in decades — has ended, state health officials announced Monday. There were nearly 1,000 confirmed cases over about six ...

Before the 2026 London Marathon has even rolled around, we’re already thinking ahead to the 2027 London Marathon. First came the news that next year’s event could be a two-day behemoth, with an ...

California is battling one of its largest measles outbreaks in nearly a decade after new cases in Sacramento pushed the state’s total to 39. The outbreak, which began in Sacramento and Placer counties ...

Outbreaks of bacterial meningococcal disease in England and recent cases in students in New Zealand have raised awareness of this serious and life-threatening disease. The disease is caused by the ...

The FDA is continuing to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections that has sickened at least 68 people. The outbreak was first reported by the Food and Drug Administration on Feb. 25.

Alexander Sundermann is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. Food recalls are familiar: an outbreak of E. coli or salmonella tied to a ...

Icontinue from last month’s column regarding our European adventure during the summer of 1971. After Bobbie and I settled into our cheap hotel in Paris, we started our tour of Paris by spending the ...

Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with a viral nemesis, according to a new genomic study. Researchers have found that, in the Ganges Delta, cholera bacteria rapidly gain ...