Last year, there were 16 outbreaks on cruise ships, from norovirus, salmonella, E. coli or other unidentified pathogens that cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea or vomiting. That's the largest number of cruise ship outbreaks in 12 years.

Norovirus is highly contagious and causes vomiting and diarrhea. But, in the overwhelming majority of cases, people recover with no lasting consequences.

UW Health's Dr. Bill Hartman discusses a rise in norovirus cases in the U.S. and how smoking cigarettes impacts life expectancy.

There have been an unusually high number of norovirus outbreaks sickening people across the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There w

Seems like people may have been passing along more than gifts and good tidings over the holiday season. Ohio health officials say that hospitalizations because of influenza have increased by

State health officials said there have been 175 outbreaks since September. Most of the outbreaks in 2024 were in daycares, nursing homes and schools.

One woman said she had uncontrollable vomiting, body chills, and a 102-degree fever.

Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, has ben on the rise in the U.S., with the most recent data showing 91 outbreaks reported across the nation in the week of Dec. 5, according to the U.S.. The number of outbreaks increased compared to 69 in the last week of November,