Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths.

The spread was imported from Turkey and sold online to wholesale distributors, restaurants and food service locations nationwide.

The new members include well-known vaccine skeptics and others who have been critical of Covid vaccines or pandemic interventions like lockdowns.

Last year saw the highest case count of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The travel notice advises two doses for all Americans ages 1 and older. An early dose is advised for traveling infants ages 6 months to 11 months.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning urging travelers not to fly unless they are vaccinated against the measles.

Health officials are urging vigilance as reports of bird flu cases in humans appear to have stopped. Experts are wondering why.

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities.

The CDC has sent out a new alert warning of a Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry, with cases reported in Illinois and Wisconsin.

The flu vaccination rate for U.S. children has plummeted from about 64% five years ago to 49% this season — a likely contributor to the increase in fatalities.

As she returned to NBC 5, Allison Rosati reveals she was diagnosed with shingles, and encourages our viewers to get vaccinated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the CDC soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.

Already, the U.S. has more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services manages government-funded health insurance programs, monitors infectious diseases, inspects foods and hospitals, and more.

The CDC is expected to hand over multiple sets of vaccine safety data to a discredited researcher with a history of spreading misinformation that vaccines cause autism, according to two sources familiar with the plan.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pulling back $11.4 billion in funds allocated to state and community health departments, nongovernment organizations and international recipients in response to the pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday.

President Donald Trump has selected Susan Monarez as his new nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It’s spring and if you feel like your seasonal allergies are worse every year, it’s not just in your head (or your sinuses).

Measles isn’t just a rash and a fever. The disease outbreak in West Texas that continues to grow has sent 29 people, most of them small children, to the hospital. Two people have died, including a 6-year-old child.  It’s not yet known how many people have gotten sick in the outbreak — there are at least 223 confirmed cases, but experts believe hundreds...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday launched a webpage listing information about current and former members of its independent vaccine advisory committee, including what it describes as conflicts of interests.