A person in Orange County has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency’s Communicable Disease Control Division. The case involved a traveler from Wuhan, China. In consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health, the HCA said it ...

The new virus accelerated its spread in China with 56 deaths so far, and the U.S. Consulate in the epicenter of the outbreak, the central city of Wuhan, announced Sunday it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight.

The U.S. Department of State is making plans to move personnel stationed in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus, to the U.S. in a one-time flight to San Francisco, a department spokesperson said in a statement. The department anticipates that there will be limited capacity to allow some passport-carrying U.S. citizens to travel on the f...

Just like North Texas hospitals, MedStar says it is adding to its screening process as health officials worldwide continue to monitor the spread of coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause a range of symptoms, including a runny nose, cough, sore throat and fever. Some are mild, such as the common cold, while others are more ...

The new virus from China has the world on edge because it’s a close cousin to viruses that killed hundreds in separate outbreaks

China’s most festive holiday began in the shadow of a worrying new virus Saturday as the death toll surpassed 40, an unprecedented lockdown kept 36 million people from traveling and authorities canceled a host of Lunar New Year events.

In October 2018, little Lucas Parker shared a salad from a pizza place with his father during a family vacation to California, NBC News reports. Fifteen months later, the once-rambunctious 3-year-old is blind, can barely move and needs constant care. “After everything he’s been through and everything’s that happened in life, there...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is working with local health departments to assess people with respiratory illness and recent travel to Wuhan, China for 2019 novel coronavirus testing. Public health personnel have identified four people in Texas who meet the testing criteria due to their travel history and respiratory symptoms....

Purdue student Tyler Trent who inspired millions as he battled cancer before his death last year is helping change the future for other patients suffering from osteosarcoma.

Baylor University announced Friday that a possible case of coronavirus is being investigated in a student, but risk on campus is low.

The federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma set a June 30 deadline to file claims against the company

China is swiftly building a 1,000-bed hospital dedicated to patients infected with a new virus that has killed 26 people, sickened hundreds and prompted unprecedented lockdowns of cities during the country’s most important holiday.

Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) is reporting the 12th, 13th, and 14th flu-related deaths in Dallas County for the 2019-2020 season. The patients were 77, 62, and 37 years old, all of whom had underlying medical conditions and were residents of Dallas County. 13 adults deaths and 1 pediatric death have been reported in Dallas County ...