US measles cases at highest level in 6 years, CDC says
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A new federal estimate shows that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adolescents had prediabetes in 2023, far higher than a previous estimate of 1 in 5.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has merged H5N1 bird flu updates with routine updates for seasonal influenza, the agency's website showed on Monday. The number of people monitored and tested for bird flu will be reported on a monthly basis,
Nearly a third of US teens have prediabetes, CDC finds - Prediabetes raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, as well as heart disease and stroke
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There have been 1,227 confirmed measles cases this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has accepted recommendations made by an advisory panel in April on the use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in adults aged between 50 and 59 years who are at an increased risk of severe illness from the virus.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted along party lines Wednesday to advance President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
At least one person has died and 134 have been infected from an outbreak of salmonella linked to a recall of more than 20 million eggs.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has accepted recommendations made by a panel of vaccine experts in April, months before they were abruptly fired by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.