Disease

University of Hawai’i medical student researchers Heather Zimmerman and Krystal Xie share a new study around Hawaiʻi’s above average melanoma rates.

Deputy State Epidemiologist Dr. Nathan Tan explains the recent national cyclosporiasis outbreak and the confirmed cases in Hawaiʻi.

With the risk of leptospirosis on the rise after the recent floods, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health shares how to prevent infection and what to do if you or a pet contracts the bacterial disease.

Rat lungworm and COVID-19 share something in common — they can both be detected with a polymerase chain reaction exam, or PCR test.

The number of cases of dengue fever on Hawaii Island continues to climb. Yesterday the Hawaii Department of Health confirmed 170 cases locally acquired…

Dengue fever is back in Hawai‘i. So far, the number of confirmed cases has jumped to 11, all of them acquired locally on the Big Island. HPR’s Molly…

In South Korea, an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or “MERS” has widened to more than 100 people. The World Health Organization is working…