The Atlanta-based CDC is charged with protecting Americans from outbreaks and other public health threats. Before the job ...

Maine Senator Susan Collins said she has “areas of disagreement” with President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making the moderate Republican’s position ...

The Louisiana Department of Health continues to monitor measles outbreaks in the U.S., specifically outbreaks in Texas and ...

While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual ...

As a measles outbreak in West Texas continues to grow, the response from US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has leaned heavily on treatment ...

The best way to avoid measles is to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The first shot is recommended for ...

KVUE compared the CDC's metric for "herd immunity" to the kindergarten vaccination rates for local public school districts and private schools.

Louisiana officials say the state's poultry farmers remain unaffected by bird flu. The key, experts say, may be Louisiana ...

Washington has recorded 11 confirmed and three probable human cases of bird flu since the start of 2024. Nationwide, 70 confirmed and seven probable cases have been recorded, with one death in ...

Here's a quick primer on the bird flu — when it started, how it spreads and what you can do to protect against it.

During 2020, approximately one in five adults in the United States reported having ever received a diagnosis of depression by ...

Republican Louisiana state Sens. Mike Fesi and Patrick McMath are sponsoring legislation prohibiting fluoridation of public ...