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

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.

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 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 ...

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

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

Ever watched the movie Contagion? Produced in 2011, this thriller tells the story of how a virus, brought to the U.S. by a ...

"These brutal cuts mean layoffs for staff who have dedicated ... including about 12,000 last year alone, according to the CDC. "Slashing funding and laying off workers who run this vital program ...

The Maine CDC is excited to announce that we are modernizing our Tuberculosis (TB) reporting system. Currently, inactive TB (also known as Latent TB Infection or LTBI) cases and suspect and confirmed ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Demonstrators protest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) layoffs in front of the CDC ...