It's an ability and skill often taken for granted. It affects quality of life and has been linked to heart disease and stroke. As we age and our muscles weaken, ...

The programs are designed to cultivate a new generation of public health leaders, many of whom have gone on to work at the CDC. That was far from its only purpose. Local and state officials said ...

Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is under fire for allowing unvaccinated students to attend school during a measles outbreak, contradicting CDC guidelines. Six students at Manatee Bay ...

The obesity diagnosis has always been controversial. Now, a new clinical definition is raising even more questions.

In February 2025, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in at least 15 years, with flu outpacing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations for the first time since the beginning of the COVID ...

adding sanitization procedures and consulting with health officials while monitoring the spread of the illness. The CDC said cruise ships are required to report these types of cases.

Others develop into cancer, about 37,000 cases a year, according to the CDC. Women in their 20s are the group most likely to have been given the HPV vaccine, which has been recommended in the U.S ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria “commonly found on the skin and in the nose of about 30% of individuals” that can cause skin infections ...

In a move that appears to defy President Donald Trump's executive orders, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively participating in a key World Health Organization (WHO) ...