CDC no longer recommends COVID vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women following a policy change by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sparking mixed reactions from local medical experts.

Health workers were differentially infected during the 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak with an incidence rate of 30 to 44/1000 depending on their job duties, compared to the wider population’s rate of 1.4 ...

The CDC’s restricted communication under HHS oversight has hindered public awareness amid rising global disease outbreaks ...

Lessons learnt from responding to Ebola outbreaks in Africa (2014–2016 and 2018–2020) can strengthen community engagement to enhance the community ownership of the COVID-19 pandemic response. We ...

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has risen to over 1,000 cases, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. As of May 15, a total of 1,024 ...

The U.S. is nearing the total seen in 2019, of which there were 1,274 confirmed infections across the country over the course of a year, CDC data shows. MORE: Amid growing Texas outbreak ...

Like many other CDC staff, her job was not flashy. “That’s the nature of public health,” she said. “I don’t necessarily love spotlights … The whole point is to be silent in the ...

Drug overdose deaths fell by 27 percent in 2024, according to the provisional data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The drop represents a significant ...

Overdose rates in Alaska have reached historic levels, according to CDC data, due to a proliferation of fentanyl Fentanyl is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than ...

Nagy was confirming the policy with Matt Buzzelli, CDC’s chief of staff. CDC’s RIF rescissions impacted staff at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It was not clear ...