COVID variant JN.1 now more than 90% of cases, CDC estimates
Early data suggests the COVID vaccines have effectiveness against the recent JN.1 variant.
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Early data suggests the COVID vaccines have effectiveness against the recent JN.1 variant.
Babies born prematurely are at greater risk of health complications, and the CDC says the preterm birth rate is up 12% since 2014.
Health officials have warned for years about a growing syphilis epidemic, and 2022 had the highest numbers in decades.
The CDC noted that so-called medical tourism is becoming more common among Americans seeking cheaper procedures quickly.
Despite a safe and effective vaccine to protect against measles, a decrease in children getting immunized is leading to a comeback of the highly contagious and potentially deadly virus.
The meat trays come in twin packs that include prosciutto, sweet soppressata, and dry coppa or black pepper-coated dry salami, Italian dry salami, dry coppa, and prosciutto.
As seasonal virus activity surges across the United States, experts stress the importance of preventive measures – such as masking and vaccination – and the value of treatment for those who do get sick.
CDC investigating fruit from HMC Farms after one person died and 10 are hospitalized following a listeria outbreak.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's top health official are directly contradicting federal health recommendations and warning residents against the new COVID-19 booster.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is criticizing efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking.
So far, the CDC doesn't think the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant is to blame.
The report also found that White non-Hispanic Americans between 18 and 24 vape more than Latino, Asian or Black youth in the same age group.
Officials say a seventh case of malaria has been documented in a southwest Florida county.
Some states have significantly higher rates of depression than others, a new report finds.
Charleigh Chatterton gave birth to her daughter with no complications. Days later, her "chances of survival were slim" after she got a rash "as hot to touch as a boiled kettle," she said.
Authorities recently reported finding drug-resistant strains of the monkeypox virus.
Treatment-resistant illnesses have been diagnosed in Asia, Europe and Canada, but two cases in New York City mark the first time they have been diagnosed in the United States.
Walensky has overseen the agency since the early days of the Biden administration.
Health authorities in southern Nevada saw a record 17 cases during 2022.
The CDC says three people have died, eight have lost their vision and four had an eyeball removed.
Reports of patients with the drug-resistant fungal infection Candida auris have accelerated in recent years.
Cases of Candida auris, an emerging fungus considered an urgent threat, nearly doubled in 2021
Federal health officials are warning parents of newborns to sterilize equipment used for both bottle- and breast-feeding.
Doctors have limited options to treat the "extensively drug-resistant" strains of Shigella bacteria.
The decline was not accompanied by a rise in exemptions, the CDC says, suggesting many children could still catch up on their shots.
