Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the percentage of Americans with chronic diseases has gone up 20 times in six decades. That makes ...

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Just in time for the arrival of warmer weather, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new tick ...

Salmonella is a zoonotic disease, meaning that it can be transmitted from animals to humans. The infection can be caused by either a bite or handling feces. There also has been a case where a bite ...