Smoking rate in U.S. hits all-time low, CDC says

CDC figures show 14 percent of U.S. adults were lighting up last year, down from 16 percent in 2016; smoking among teen also at record low

• Jun 19, 2018

Salmonella-melon warning expands to 22 states

Tainted fruit, produced by Caito Foods, was sold at Walmart, Whole Foods and other major grocery chains

• Jun 15, 2018

CDC survey finds teens having less sex

In a new survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fewer than 40 percent of teens say they've had sex. That number is down from 48 percent 10 years ago.

• Jun 14, 2018
• 0:29

More teens say no to sex and drugs

But many teens still face risks, new CDC report finds

• Jun 14, 2018

Idaho boy recovering from rare case of plague

It's unclear if the boy became infected in Idaho, or during a trip to Oregon

• Jun 13, 2018

Salmonella-linked melon now found in 9 states

Suspected tainted pre-cut fruit supplied to retailers including Costco, Kroger, Trader Joe's, Walgreens, Walmart, Whole Foods

• Jun 13, 2018

CDC report shows a rise in suicides

Psychiatrist Dr. David Buxton joins CBSN to discuss a CDC report released this week that says suicide rates have dramatically increased in the U.S. in the last two decades.

• Jun 9, 2018
• 5:25

Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon, CDC says

Sixty people were infected by the outbreak and 31 people were hospitalized, the CDC says

• Jun 9, 2018

Are suicides a public health crisis?

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a suicide somewhere in America every 12 minutes. With the deaths of two celebrities just this week, it's become a national conversation. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Jeff Glor about whether suicides have become a public health crisis.

• Jun 8, 2018
• 1:27

Is teen vaping on the rise? Study says no, but some experts are skeptical

A new CDC report finds vaping among kids and teens didn't increase last year, but some experts point out the research didn't specifically ask about Juul

• Jun 7, 2018

Rise in suicides "more than a mental health issue," CDC says

Suicide rates in the U.S. rose nearly 30 percent over the past two decades, according to a new study, and researchers say multiple factors are at play

• Jun 7, 2018

Medical examiner reveals CDC researcher's cause of death

Timothy Cunningham's body was discovered in the Chattahoochee River last month

• May 22, 2018

Nasty germs in your hotel swimming pool

A new report from the CDC finds a third of the waterborne disease outbreaks over a 14-year period occurred at hotel swimming pools.

• May 17, 2018
• 1:17

Nasty germs may be lurking in hotel pool water

A new report reveals an alarming number of waterborne disease outbreaks in pools, hot tubs and water playgrounds -- and hotel pools are a major culprit

• May 17, 2018

Tainted romaine lettuce likely out of circulation, CDC says

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the romaine from Yuma, Arizona, region "probably no longer being sold"

• May 17, 2018

CDC says romaine lettuce safe again

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says romaine lettuce tied to a nationwide E. coli outbreak is "probably no longer being sold" and that the shelf life for the tainted vegetable has passed.

• May 17, 2018
• 0:38

New rabies test could revolutionize treatment

A new rapid rabies​ test for animals could spare humans unnecessary weeks of painful shots

• May 16, 2018

E. coli outbreak: Ariz. farmers frustrated

The CDC tells CBS News that the risk of new E. coli infections from tainted romaine lettuce is low, but the number of cases will rise. The CDC says older infections will likely be linked to the same strain of bacteria originating in Arizona. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports from Yuma, the region at the center of the outbreak.

• May 15, 2018
• 3:22

HealthWatch: Ebola, prostate cancer

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins CBSN to discuss two major health stories: The recently declared Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the CDC's new guidelines for a blood test used in screening for prostate cancer.

• May 9, 2018
• 6:43

First death reported in E. coli outbreak tied to romaine

According to the latest update from the CDC, 121 people have now been sickened in 25 states

• May 2, 2018

CDC: Insect-borne diseases on the rise

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says illnesses spread by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas tripled over a 13-year period. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins CBSN to discuss which infections are on the rise, how to prevent them and how to determine the early symptoms.

• May 1, 2018
• 4:56

CDC warns of increased mosquito, tick infections

An alarming new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds infections from mosquitoes, ticks and fleas have more than tripled in recent years. At least nine new diseases have been reported in the U.S. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains.

• May 1, 2018
• 1:34

Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes surge, CDC says

Lyme disease, Zika, and other diseases spread by bug bites tripled in the U.S. from 2004 through 2016, according to a new report

• May 1, 2018

Romaine lettuce tainted by E. coli

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 31 more people have fallen ill after eating romaine lettuce contaminated with E. coli. An investigation is underway to determine the source of the vegetable, but officials say it likely came from the Yuma, Arizona, region. CBS News' Nikki Battiste reports.

• Apr 25, 2018
• 1:17

What's behind the "significant increase" in autism?

About 1 in 59 children in the United States live with autism spectrum disorder, according to the latest estimates

• Apr 26, 2018

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