Nationwide, the data shows that this year, for every 100,000 people who go to the ER, 268 of them are for tick bites. While that may seem small, it’s a big jump from previous years. That rate is up ...

The time is now for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reaffirm his commitment to safeguarding public health.  However, the recent and abrupt firing of all 17 members and the ...

With all the rain lately in the Chicago area, hospital systems such as Northwestern Medicine reported an increase in patients ...

CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials say the dollars will arrive but won't say when.

Cases of COVID-19 are now likely growing in 25 states, according to estimates published by the Centers for Disease Control ...

A new study of 1.2 million kids found no link between aluminum in vaccines and autism or other chronic disorders. Here’s what ...

Infections of COVID-19 are growing or likely growing in half of the U.S. as of July 8, according to CDC estimates.

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to ...

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee sent a letter to the CDC chief of staff on Thursday, demanding answers over recent ...

House Oversight Committee Democrats are demanding a briefing with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly remade ...

Susan Monarez is one step closer to becoming the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

She holds a doctorate in microbiology and immunology from the University of Wisconsin, and a postdoctoral researcher at ...