The 4th of July brings fireworks and fun with family and friends, but if you're not careful, it can also mean food poisoning.

Myth: Cruise ships are floating Petri dishes and norovirus outbreaks are rampant ...

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (147.9 per 100K; Hawaii 113.5/100K). Mississippi (465.6/100K) and ...

Does the idea of a cruise not float your boat because of all the tales of passenger woe floating around the blogosphere? We spoke to several cruise experts and asked them to weigh in on some of the ...

Norovirus causes an average of 900 deaths annually mostly among older adults, 109,000 hospitalizations, and 19 million to 21 million cases in the U.S. each year.

I never eat bagged salads, largely because one of my research areas is fresh salad safety. It has been found that bagged ...

Norovirus GII.17 accounted for < 10% of outbreaks in the US 2022-23 season, but rose to 75% during the 2024-25 season, passing the number of GII.4 outbreaks.

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (148.2 per 100K; Hawaii 113.6/100K). Mississippi (465.8/100K) and ...

Food operators need to rise to the challenge of improving food safety and become leaders in public health, says Hal King, ...

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The rare condition is called Boerhaave syndrome, defined as a life-threatening, spontaneous rupture of the esophagus ...

Whether the upcoming norovirus season will surge early again this year may be anyone’s guess. But, scientists say there’s a new strain to worry about (Getty Images for NYCWFF) ...