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

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

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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 ...

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

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 ...

US Poised To Lose Measles-Free Status After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its status as a […] ...

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

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its 2026 childhood vaccine schedule, diverging from the Centers for Disease ...

The AAP is recommending immunization against 18 diseases.​ Earlier this month, the CDC reduced its recommendations for childhood vaccines to 11 diseases.