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Alabama state pandemic guidance advises denying ventilators for use by people with metastatic cancer, AIDS and end-stage liver disease.

Experts say treatment decisions should depend on the individual and factors such as cancer stage.

U.S. state health departments are providing information about COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

As more cases arise, the CDC reminds the general public that immediate risk is still low.

New research is emerging about how the respiratory virus spreads and how people can protect themselves and others.

People with cancer, heart disease and diabetes are at increased risk for serious illness from COVID-19.

In 2013, three germs made the list of urgent threats to human health. Two more were added this year, according to a new report.

Diagnostic errors are associated with missed strokes, lung cancers and blood infections that can lead to death or serious disability.

Health officials probe 87 possible cases of a paralyzing condition that mostly strikes kids.

Users of either reusable or disposable lenses are particularly vulnerable to a disease that can cause blindness.

That means Cadbury chocolates, bananas and Pepsi are not contaminated with the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just launched its “Be Antibiotics Aware” campaign.

This extreme infection is the No. 1 cause of death in U.S. hospitals.