Browsing: disease

Emma Hammond knows firsthand how debilitating Legionnaires’ disease can be.She lives in Central Harlem, which last summer was the epicenter of an outbreak. Seven people died,…

STATEN ISLAND, New York (WABC) — A hero’s funeral was held Thursday on Staten Island for John Hudson Dilgen, a staunch advocate who advanced medical research.Dilgen…

A Los Angeles man was awarded $25 million after developing a rare chronic lung disease known as “popcorn lung” from an ingredient that was used to…

Type in your ZIP code above or search your county to see vaccination levels and the risk in your area.As measles has spread throughout the United…

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — On this edition of Up Close, we take a closer look at Alzheimer’s disease after one local politician from New Jersey…