Health officials said bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness and infections.

The Suffolk Legislature at Tuesday's general meeting in Riverhead also adopted a bill to ban tianeptine, an antidepressant drug nicknamed "gas station heroin." ...

Suffolk County health officials confirmed a fourth case of tularemia this year.

There's been a fourth case of tularemia in Suffolk County this year, Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott confirmed ...

When people hear the words “rabbit fever,” most probably imagine a hunter somewhere in the woods handling a wild rabbit. It ...

Suffolk County must shell out up to nearly $60 million to settle a lawsuit over the $30 “administration fee’’ it slapped on ...

County Executive Ed Romaine signed legislation into law on Thursday that will further protect residents from two dangerous ...

As Lyme disease cases continue to rise, a new home test designed to detect Lyme disease-causing bacteria in ticks is set to ...

Doctors in Suffolk County have reported three cases of a rare tick-borne disease known as rabbit fever so far this summer. A ...