Summer means spending time at the beach, playing outside and having other outdoor adventures. It also means lots of opportunities for bites and stings from bugs and wildlife.

Do you live in a flood hazard area? If so, it's time to prepare for the worst and learn what to do in case of a flooding event.

Although wildfires are possible any time of year, the heat and droughts of summer increase the odds. Now is the perfect time to learn how to stay safe.

You might be tempted to spend your summer vacation days enjoying fresh seafood at beachside restaurants. But recent outbreaks of bacteria known as Vibrio may make you reconsider that temptation.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new medication to prevent malaria from coming back.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever medication to treat smallpox.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a class-wide warning for a group of antibiotics commonly used to treat urinary tract and respiratory infections.

If you are spending time outdoors this summer, you may come into contact with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac. Here's what you need to know.

Quitting smoking is hard, but millions of people have been able to do it, and you can, too.

A recent study found a possible link between organic solvents and increased multiple sclerosis (MS) risk in people with genes that make them more susceptible to developing the condition.