Fueled by a fast-growing new variant, COVID-19 infections are regaining ground just as summer travel peaks.New CDC ...

Many people with Vibrio vulnificus infection can get seriously ill and need intensive care or limb amputation,” the CDC ...

Two children contracted a rare parasite commonly spread by raccoon feces, and occasionally by dogs, in California in 2024, ...

Person-to-person spread of the plague hasn’t been seen in the U.S. in more than a century – so what causes the occassional cases?

The outbreak began with five reported cases but has rapidly expanded, prompting city health officials to urge residents to ...

Swimmer’s itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a skin condition caused by “microscopic parasites,” according to the Centers for ...

Childhood vaccination rates for the 2024-25 school year fell for the fifth year in a row, according to data from the Centers ...

The White House budget office recently reversed a decision to freeze about $15 billion in research funding for the NIH.

Multiple medical groups say they have been barred from working on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's panel of ...

After months with an appointed caretaker, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally has an official director.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told physician groups, public health professionals and infectious disease ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Susan Monarez was sworn in Thursday as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by ...