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On April 1, the staff of the CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was terminated as part of the agency's reduction in force, according to NPR. The staff included epidemiologists, ...

The CDC is currently investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers that has sickened 26 people in 15 states.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of May 22, 2025, there have been 1,046 confirmed measles ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had previously said the U.S. would find the cause of autism by September.

Texas added just 10 new cases this week, but there must be no new cases over a 42-day period before an outbreak is declared ...

Measles cases have reached 1,046 as the virus continues spreading across the United States, according to data updated Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infectious ...

Normally, a vacation to a tropical locale involves sunburns, maybe some bug bites, and sand stuck in your hair. For one ...

Alcohol-related cancer deaths have doubled in recent years in the US - Consuming any alcohol is not considered to be safe ...

Florida passed legislation banning fluoride in public drinking water last week, making it the second to do so in the United States after Utah.

Twelve of 13 members of one family fell ill upon returning to the United States from a Costa Rica trip in late December. A bat-filled cave could be the culprit for the mystery sickness.