RFK Jr Asserts CDC Director Nominee 'Wasn't Ready' As White House Withdraws Selection: Report
The White House withdrew Dave Weldon's nomination to lead the CDC amid concerns over his past anti-vaccine views.
Fired CDC Employees Begged to Come Back to Work in Email Apologizing For the 'Disruption': Report
The Trump administration sent an email earlier this week imploring nearly 200 terminated CDC employees to return to the office in the latest DOGE snafu.
Unvaccinated Child Becomes First in a Decade to Die of Measles as Texas Outbreak Grows
A measles outbreak in rural West Texas has claimed the life of an unvaccinated child, marking the first U.S. measles-related death since 2015.
Louisiana Health Department Orders Employees to Stop Promoting Mass Vaccinations As it Accuses CDC of Being 'Woefully Out of Touch'
Louisiana's Health Department has ordered employees to stop promoting mass vaccinations, which experts say could lead to declining immunization rates.
CDC Removes Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and HIV Web Pages Following Trump's DEI Purge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scrubbed references to gender equity, sexual orientation and HIV-related content on its website to comply with President Donald Trump's directives against DEI.
CDC Calls Bird Flu Mutations Inside Louisiana Man 'Concerning,' Could Make It More Transmittable
But the CDC emphasized that no cases of the virus being transmitted person-to-person have been detected
Child Flu Vaccinations Decline by Double Digits as Pediatric Deaths Soar: CDC
A dramatically fewer number of children in the U.S. have received flu vaccinations in 2024, compared to last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Splash Pads Are Full of Disease-Spreading Fecal Water, CDC Warns Parents in Shocking Report
A new shocking report from the CDC found that children's splash pads are full of disease-spreading fecal water.
Bird Flu Scare Intensifies as California Child Becomes First US Kid to Develop Disease; Source Remains a Mystery
A California child is recovering from H5N1 bird flu, marking the first pediatric case in the United States despite no identified contact with infected animals.
Rule prohibiting dogs under 6 months of age from entering the U.S. to go into effect on August 1
The rule by the CDC goes into effect on August 1 and will also require dog owners to equip their pets with a microchip
Latinos, Blacks more vulnerable to drownings in the U.S., less likely to take swimming lessons
The study by the CDC cites inequitable structural environments and social exclusivity as determining factor in the disparity
In Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Latinas See Higher Risk of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Hispanic women are also more likely to be diagnosed at more advanced stages of the disease and are about 30 percent more likely to die from it than their non-Hispanic white counterparts.
Texas Leads Oil Production in the US. What about Industry-Related Deaths?
Researchers hope a new CDC report will provide additional insight into the challenges involved in oil and gas extraction.
Hispanic, Black Women Report Higher Rates of Mistreatment During Maternity Care: CDC
While 20% of the total women population in the US reported mistreatment during maternity, rates are higher for minority mothers.
CDC Warns Of Deadly Bacteria With High Fatality Rate, Declared Endemic To US Gulf Coast
Three cases of infection caused by these bacteria, which can lead to the potentially fatal melioidosis if left untreated, have been confirmed by the CDC.
Serious Public Health Alert: Drug-Resistant Stomach Bug Spreading Across US
The highly contagious shigella bacterial infection attacks the intestines and causes inflammatory, sometimes bloody diarrhea.
Sharp Rise In Teen Girls Experiencing Sadness, Hopelessness And Sexual Violence, New CDC Report Says
A new report from the CDC shows 57% of teenage girls feel persistently sad or hopeless. Their sadness rate is double that of teenage boys.
Family Of California Teen Girl Suspects She Died Of Fentanyl Overdose
A 17-year-old girl from Fullerton, California who died after coming home from a party on Oct. 1, is believed to have succumbed to a fentanyl overdose.
When Will Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Be Available For Children Under 5 Years?
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech are now in the process of acquiring regulatory approval of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old.
US Breaks Its Own Average Daily Record As Kids Hospitalizations Surge With Omicron
Pediatric hospitalizations have spiked to record levels as new admissions of kids with COVID-19 were reported to have hit 378 cases daily average.
Experts Continue To Uncover Omicron Symptoms Which Appear To Be Similar To Flu
Health care experts have started to report the symptoms commonly seen in Omicron patients.
CDC Discourages People From Taking J&J Vaccine Over Blood Clot Risk
With several cases of rare blood clotting disorder confirmed to have been caused by the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the CDC is encouraging people to opt for Pfizer or Moderna.
Unvaccinated Mum Dies Of COVID-19 After Postponing Shot To Breastfeed Baby
Based on the information provided by the CDC, clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccines currently in use in the United States have not included breastfeeding mothers
CDC Approves COVID-19 Vaccine Shots For Children Aged 5 To 11 Years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced coronavirus shots approval to children aged 5 to 11 with the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine.
New Mutation Of Delta Variant Worries Experts; All We Know About It
Israel confirmed its first Delta Plus case in an 11-year-old boy who entered the country at Ben Gurion airport.
Dangerous New Variant Of COVID-19 R.1 Spreads Rapidly In Kentucky
The R.1 variant poses much danger as it shares the highly infectious D614G mutation found in other variants that have fueled the surge of COVID-19 infections across the globe.
Ivermectin Poisoning On The Rise In Oklahoma As Right-Wing Vouches For Horse Dewormer Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 cases surge across the country, people are also being hospitalized for Ivermectin poisoning after taking the horse dewormer as an attempt to prevent COVID-19.
Unvaccinated, Maskless School Teacher Infected Half The Class Of Students In May: CDC
The teacher, whose identity remains undisclosed, reportedly came to class despite experiencing symptoms, according to a team at Marin County Public Health.
Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Consumes, Kills Boy, 7, After Swimming In North California Lake
David Pruitt from California was infected and killed with a rare brain-eating amoeba that he acquired while swimming in a lake.
CDC Adds Seven More Countries To High Covid-19 Travel Risk List
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of high-risk countries to travel to due to the pandemic has seven new additions.