The U.S. Embassy in Japan says Americans aboard a quarantined ship will be flown back home on a chartered flight Sunday

The coronavirus epidemic in China is raising concerns about a potential shortage of hockey sticks

A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade. The number of child deaths and the hospitalization rate for youngsters are the highest seen at this point in any season since the severe flu outbreak of 2009-10, health officials said Friday. And the wave is expected...

The United States has expressed deep concern about North Korea’s vulnerability to the outbreak of a new virus and says it’s ready to support efforts by aid organizations to contain the spread of the illness in the impoverished nation.

A government watchdog plans to launch a nationwide probe into how telemarketers may be getting hold of seniors’ personal Medicare information, a red flag for potential fraud and waste.

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at sea by virus fears have finally disembarked and were welcomed to Cambodia by the nation’s authoritarian leader who handed them flowers.

China on Friday reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new virus, as the death toll neared 1,400.

By 2060, almost a quarter of all U.S. residents will be over age 65, and life expectancy will reach an all-time high of 85 years.

President Donald Trump has publicly vowed to protect Social Security. Yet advocates for the program fear that his just released budget proposal would hit individuals hard when it comes to disability benefits, as it includes cuts to the tune of $71 billion, according to one congressional estimate.

UC San Diego Medical Center staff is expected to share information about a second patient who tested positive for coronavirus, or COVID-19, and is being treated at their hospital.

Medtronic has recalled some of its insulin pumps after one death and more than 2,000 injuries were reported, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Food and Drug Administration. Certain Medtronic MiniMed 600 Series pumps were administering incorrect insulin doses to diabetes patients.

Daily life on the cruise ship quarantined off a Japanese port can include fear, excitement and soul-crushing boredom.

The pair is seen wearing hazmat suits and carrying a bucket of red liquid, then spilling the bucket onto the floor, sending some riders running.