The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded a 24% decline in overdose deaths in 2024 when compared to the previous 12-month range.

While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual ...

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans. Just one infected patient can spread measles to up to nine out of 10 susceptible close contacts, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Follow President Donald Trump's executive order, the Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance that recognizes only two sexes.

A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 cases, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is now on the ground in that state to respond. The agency posted on X that it's ...

Measles is one of the most infectious and dangerous diseases known to humanity. Before the introduction of the measles ...

The federal government is looking to offload “non-core properties” to downsize its real estate footprint, with the Department ...

HKU5-CoV-2 is a form of coronavirus that was just detected in bats. The recent study picked up the virus after analyzing anal ...

This week, the Food and Drug Administration — now with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm — unexpectedly and ...

The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. NBC News answers readers' questions about ...

According to the CDC, about seven in 10 high school and middle school students report having been exposed to some form of ...

The CDC's website defines gender as "the cultural ... The HHS did not include its own definition of gender in its updated guidance posted Feb. 19. The second Trump administration has issued ...