For many families — especially those with asthmatic, immunocompromised, or younger children — school-acquired infections can escalate from a harmless cold to a serious health challenge. As classrooms ...

Monroe County schools can now schedule free health education presentations for students from preschool to grade 12.

Doing things as simple as washing your hands, and getting a flu shot, could be the difference in keeping you healthy this fall.

Children attending the science minicamp at the YMCA of Dodge County on Thursday learned about germs and the importance of hand hygiene from a local expert. Kim Queisser is a registered nurse with ...

From toxins to bacteria, learn how your footwear is tracking in more than just dirt, according to a biomedical professor and an etiquette expert.

Sicknesses like a common cold, the flu and even strep throat are commonly spread at school. NewsWest 9 spoke with an ear, ...

Muskogee Public Library will welcome Oklahoma Department of Health's Antibiotic Avengers Tuesday. The Avengers are presenting a program "Scrub Club: Keeping Germs at Bay," 4-5 p.m. at the library, 801 ...

PAWLEYS ISLAND — Maria Gonzin knew she was meant to help others from an early age. She grew up in rural West Virginia as the oldest of five children. Two of her uncles had schizophrenia and her aunt ...

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2025 — Over 1.7 million Cambodian children are set to benefit from improved primary schooling following the World Bank’s approval of the Basic Education Improvement Project.

Parenting in the digital age can feel like a marathon with no finish line. Parents grapple with competing demands from work, the home and nurturing their children, keeping their children productively ...

WASHINGTON - The bacterial zoo inside your gut could look different if you're a vegetarian or an Atkins dieter, a couch potato or an athlete, fat or thin. Now for a fee - $69 and up - and a stool ...