Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WASHINGTON — Doctors and staffers in emergency rooms in nine states and the District of Columbia are treating a new patient with a firearm injury every 30 minutes, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Read More

WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed on Wednesday to get at the root causes of a marked increase in autism diagnosis across the nation, and to slay the “epidemic denial” that he believes has slowed the response... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week informed state and community health departments, as well as a host of international health organizations, that they won’t be receiving approximately $11.4 billion in funding previously allocated to their... Read More

WASHINGTON — Alpha-gal syndrome is a food allergy that causes a reaction to the consumption of red meat. It was thought to be caused by a bite from the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum); however, two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Susan Monarez, who has been serving as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to be the new head of the agency. Monarez is being named in place of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials are considering a plan to eliminate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention division tasked with HIV prevention and potentially moving its responsibilities to another department within the Department of Health and Human Services. The... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday launched a new web portal to support access to vaccine and public health information as measles continues to spread in New York state. As of March 13, the Centers for... Read More

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of David Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Word of the decision began to spread early Thursday after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee,... Read More

ATLANTA — An estimated 15.8% of U.S. adults have diabetes, and slightly more than one-quarter of those cases, 4.5%, is currently undiagnosed, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The statistics, released this week by... Read More

WASHINGTON — An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders that made 90 people sick in 13 states was likely caused by the fresh slivered onions served on the beef patties. As previously reported by The Well News, federal... Read More

TOPEKA, Kan. — Health officials in Kansas have launched a new “behavioral risk factor” dashboard to make it easier for public health professionals, researchers and residents to find and interpret the results of the state’s annual health survey. Each year,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nearly 2 million people attempted suicide last year, while more than 13 million adults seriously thought about it, according to the latest data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Further, according to the Centers for... Read More

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two recent deaths in South Carolina’s Lowcountry may be connected to a nationwide outbreak of illnesses linked to deli meat contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, the S.C. Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. The Centers for Disease... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday issued an investigation notice to state and local health departments regarding cucumbers that may be contaminated with salmonella africana.  To date, 162 people have become sick and 54 have... Read More

WASHINGTON — It may have been an international smash six decades ago, but the title of Gerry and the Pacemakers’ April 1964 smash, “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying” is no less apt today than it was then —... Read More

ATLANTA — A Michigan farmworker became the second individual in the United States this year confirmed to have contracted the bird flu after exposure to infected livestock, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The individual had only... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday issued a food safety alert regarding Infinite Herbs organic basil. As of the alert, 12 Salmonella cases in seven states have been reported. There are no reported deaths. The... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued an alert on the rising number of measles cases in the United States, saying the 58 cases in the first three months of 2024 equal the same as... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an “urgent” alert to health care providers to notify them of the current low rate of vaccinations against the flu, COVID-19 and the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as... Read More

ATLANTA — The number of babies born with syphilis increased 755% between 2012 and 2021, mostly due to lack of timely testing and adequate treatment during pregnancy, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a series of recommendations for hepatitis C screening for infants and children who have been exposed to the virus in the womb. The recommendations, which are spelled out in... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the rationing of doses of an injection to protect young infants from RSV due to shortages of the recently approved product Beyfortus. In a health alert issued Monday, the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Public health officials in 18 states are investigating multiple outbreaks of Salmonella linked to small turtles.  To date there have been 59 cases of Salmonella — 33 of them new since August — resulting in 23 hospitalizations.  According... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new public relations campaign aimed at resetting public expectations around the influenza vaccine and clearing up long-standing misapprehensions about the shot. The new campaign, called “Wild to Mild,”... Read More

ATLANTA — Nearly 7% of Americans participating in a new survey said they’ve had long COVID in the past year, and 3.4% said they had it “currently,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines to provide the public with additional protection against the virus ahead of a potential winter bump in cases. One thing the FDA did not... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $279 million to 49 states, the District of Columbia and 40 local health departments to help stem the tide of overdoses within their communities.  The agency announced the awards on... Read More

ATLANTA — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have risen 12.5% across the country in the past week, but the latest data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that what some are calling a “surge” in cases is... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has picked Mandy Cohen, former secretary of North Carolina’s Health and Human Services Department, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cohen, who received bipartisan praise for her work... Read More

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week that estimated annual new HIV infections were 12% lower in 2021 compared to 2017, a drop from about 36,500 infections to about 32,100. According to the CDC, the... Read More