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U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic strawberries.

Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world.

Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota and Illinois are among the states that are investigating cases.

The mysterious severe hepatitis outbreak afflicting children worldwide has now hit 25 U.S. states, with reports of possible cases coming in from two dozen others — New York included.

The mysterious severe hepatitis outbreak afflicting children worldwide has now hit 25 U.S. states, with reports of possible cases coming in from two dozen others — New York included — since the CDC confirmed nine in Alabama last month, the federal health agency said in a conference call update on Friday. Neither New Jersey nor Connecticut is included in the…

In this U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has only confirmed cases in Alabama thus far, the agency said in a statement to NBC News on Thursday, though other cases are being investigated.

The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States

On Thursday, parents learned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory for doctors to be on the lookout for unusual cases of severe hepatitis in kids. Already nine kids in Alabama and two in North Carolina reported this rare type of liver inflammation. Several needed a transplant and no deaths have been reported. “Do we…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a public health alert to physicians nationwide, asking doctors to be on the look out for unusual cases of severe liver disease in children.

Public health officials in Europe and the United States are investigating dozens of puzzling cases of severe hepatitis in young children.

More than 1,000 surgical patients are suing a northern Indiana hospital after being notified that a sterilization failure could have exposed them to deadly infections.

Health officials in New Jersey’s Gloucester County are warning Dunkin’ Donuts customers about possible Hepatitis A exposure and urging people to get vaccinated.

Nassau County officials are warning of a potential Hepatitis A exposure at a convenience store in North Merrick.

A man who had knee surgery at a New Jersey surgical facility that may have exposed thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis has tested positive for the latter, his attorney says.

A recent report from the American Cancer Society spotlighted a continued decline in the cancer death rate in the United States.

The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection and treatment also are having a positive impact, experts say. But it’s not all good news. Obesity-related cancer deaths are rising, and prostate cancer deaths are...

More people who fear they were exposed to hepatitis and HIV are joining a class action lawsuit against Health Plus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, as they anxiously await test results.

Here’s what to know for Thursday, Dec. 27.

It may seem like a contradiction, but more adults in the U.S. say they are exercising at the same time more of them are becoming obese. About 24 percent of adults last year said they exercise enough each week to meet government recommendations for both muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise, according to a large annual health survey. That was up...