A Public Health Alerts report today notes that cigarette smoking in US adults dropped from 10.8% in 2023 to 9.9% in 2024, while the use of other tobacco products, such as cigars and e-cigarettes, ...

This CDC report detailed 46 cases of suspected donor-derived KSHV-related complications among 153 transplant recipients from 2021-2025, roughly five times the number of cases reported from 2016-2020.

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has successfully defeated an effort to defund the CDC. Sen. Ossoff worked with Republicans and Democrats to ensure th ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been without a permanent director since the removal of Susan Monarez in August. Its recently installed acting director, Jay Bhattacharya, is also ...

The two-week extravaganza features around 150 events and activities hosted by partner organizations in Atlanta that showcase ...

Americans also trust independent health and medicine organizations such as the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) more than U.S. health agencies. Poll ...

There is no replacement for reliable data from federal government databases. You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a ...

A public health expert breaks down the most important public health issues on the agenda for the CDC's vaccine advisory ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel advisory for more than 30 countries due to the spread of polio. Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly ...

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning travelers about traveling to dozens of countries ...

(Refiles to remove extraneous word years from first paragraph) By Puyaan Singh and Mariam Sunny March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff will arrive in South Carolina ...

Confusion at the federal level and funding cuts are devastating local health departments.