The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone.
New government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newborns.
A Northwest Jacksonville man was just released from the hospital after weeks of battling a flesh-eating bacteria.
Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan questioning over recent changes to health agencies, vaccine approvals and other priorities at a contentious three-hour Senate hearing.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to strip thousands of federal health agency employees of their collective bargaining rights.
An internal CDC email reveals that the Georgia man who shot at CDC buildings on Aug. 8 likely tried to enter the campus two days earlier.
States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.
U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high.
Four people have been sickened in two states by salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream, a nut butter spread.
According to the CDC, one-quarter of U.S. adults age 20-64 have at least one untreated cavity and nearly half of U.S. adults have gum disease. Your diet is crucial to your teeth’s health but there are certain foods that can hurt your teeth.
The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations.
Brazil, one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of poultry, has confirmed the country’s first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm.
Three new health reports detail growing concern about an animal sedative that’s showing up in the nation's illegal drug supply.
A measles outbreak across the US, including Florida, does not appear to be slowing down, and now, researchers at the Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research are speaking out about how it got here and why it continues to spread.
A federal judge in Rhode Island says she'll temporarily block the Trump administration from cutting billions in federal public health dollars.
Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years.
The nation’s top public health agency is inviting about 180 employees back to work about two weeks after laying them off.
According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), three out of 150 veterinarians working with large animals unknowingly contracted bird flu.
Federal health agencies have restored several webpages and datasets, following a judge’s order to bring back public access to information that had been removed to comply with a presidential executive order.
Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year.
This number might surprise you. Every year, an estimated 6 million to 12 million children get head lice. Consumer Reports has important information to help you make the best choice when facing lice.
Researchers across the country are in “a mad scramble” to sort out what public data the Trump administration has deleted from government websites.
A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has found no evidence of criminal activity concerning COVID-19 vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sounding the alarm about carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more lethal than fentanyl.
A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time.
The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency is urging the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to keep Americans safe from emerging health threats.
Nearly 3 million U.S. adults have epilepsy, according to the CDC, but many people don’t know much about this brain disease and the seizures it can cause. In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, we have an expert explaining what to do when someone is having a seizure.
A scientific panel is calling for a public health approach to marijuana that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” The report was released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness.
U.S. health officials have announced a recall of some Boar's Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak.
At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat sliced at grocery store deli counters.
President Joe Biden did not wear a face mask in public a couple of times after the White House announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.
With temperatures rising across the country and school out for the summer, many families will visit the beach, lake or local swimming pool.
Researchers say doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use.
U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records.
Millions of people live with chronic pain. The CDC says it affects about 21 percent of adults in the U.S. Doctors say people who have chronic pain are also at higher risk for depression or anxiety. We’ll explain how these debilitating conditions are connected.
If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.
Almost 20 years after the first wave of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S., more than 75% of drug overdose fatalities were connected to opioid use in 2021, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. health officials now recommend that some people consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases.
It’s known as one of the happiest times in the life of a new parent: The birth of their baby. But that’s not the case for every person who just gave birth.
Reports of a rare nervous system disorder are “more common than expected” in older U.S. adults who got the new RSV vaccines.
Chances are you are not eating enough vegetables. Only 10% of Americans typically are, according to a 2019 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
When someone with dementia is in need of extra help and support, a caregiver steps in. According to the CDC, 80 percent of the time, a loved one provides that care in their own home. Doctors say taking on that role is hard work, stressful and can even lead to their own health issues. Now, a new app is giving those caregivers the tools they need and a reminder
Federal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.
U.S. poultry producers will have to reduce salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to prevent food poisoning.
The average person in the US will live to celebrate their 76th birthday. There's only a 30 percent chance you will see your 90th birthday. A new study reveals eight factors that play a role when it comes to race and mortality.
U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level.
With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group is now recommending that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection.
U.S. health officials are warning of an increase in illnesses caused by a bacteria that can cause meningitis and possible death.
Viruses tend to spread more easily in colder weather due to less humidity. There are a billion cases of the flu every year. According to the American Lung Association, adults get two to four colds a year.
Nearly 5 million Americans have a little-known sleep disorder that leaves them feeling exhausted even after getting eight hours of rest a night.
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, the CDC says parents can start treating the virus like other respiratory illnesses.
Cases of norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S. Nationwide, about 12% of most recent norovirus tests sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were positive.
According to the CDC, only about 12 percent of American adults eat the daily recommended amount of fruit. And only 10 percent meet their vegetable intake recommendations. Now a new study looks at a way to get more people to eat these healthy foods.
