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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a nationwide Health Advisory Jan. 20 to share information about the New World screwworm, or NWS.

People in the United States are living longer than ever before, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

There have been 733 cases so far this year, a CDC report said.

Measles, once considered eliminated in the United States, is again racing ahead of the public health response. As cases climb and outbreaks spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ...

Life expectancy in the United States rose from 2023 to 2024, “reaching its highest level ever,” according to a press release ...

Waiting rooms are filling up across the United States as a fast-moving flu wave strains clinics and hospitals, driven largely by a drifted H3N2 variant that is spreading widely despite months of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least 171 measles cases have been confirmed in the U.S. so far this year, according to newly updated data from the Centers for ...

The CDC's Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance program surpassed one million participants, aiding early detection of health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A highly contagious stomach virus with no real treatment is spreading rapidly across the United States. From Aug. 1 through Nov.

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its 2026 childhood vaccine schedule, diverging from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The post Pediatricians split from CDC in childhood ...

Raw oysters have been linked to an ongoing salmonella outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. So far, 64 people across 22 states have gotten sick with the same ...