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16 Jun
Biden Names Former North Carolina Health Secretary to Be New CDC Director

Biden Names Former North Carolina Health Secretary to Be New CDC Director

The White House announced Friday that a former Obama administration official with extensive experience in federal and state health services will be named the next leader of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Former North Carolina Health Secretary

08 Jun
CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics

CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics

U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who've recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis.

Those at risk had procedures done under epidural anesthesia between Jan....

02 Jun
Biden Set to Name New CDC Director

Biden Set to Name New CDC Director

A former Obama administration official with extensive experience in federal and state health services could be the next leader of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Former North Carolina Health Secretary

02 Jun
CDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast

CDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast

A potentially deadly germ has made its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, health officials warned this week.

So far, three cases of infection from the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bact...

24 May
Salmonella Infections in 6 States Linked to Papa Murphy's Raw Cookie Dough

Salmonella Infections in 6 States Linked to Papa Murphy's Raw Cookie Dough

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Tuesday that a salmonella outbreak involving 18 people in six states has been linked to Papa Murphy's raw cookie dough

Two individuals were hospitalized in connecti...

23 May
HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans

HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans

HIV infection numbers in the United States are down, public health officials announced Tuesday.

Declines in young people are driving the overall decrease.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributed

22 May
Another Death, More Cases of Vision Loss Linked to Tainted Eye Drops

Another Death, More Cases of Vision Loss Linked to Tainted Eye Drops

Cases of vision loss and deaths are mounting in an investigation into eye drops contaminated with a rare strain of a drug-resistant bacteria.

In all, four people have died, with one new death now being

11 May
Cases of Drug-Resistant Fungal Ringworm Spotted in New York City

Cases of Drug-Resistant Fungal Ringworm Spotted in New York City

The first U.S. cases of drug-resistant ringworm infection have been reported in New York City.

The cases of two women with highly contagious skin infections caused by Trichophyton indotineae are reported in the May 12 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro...

05 May
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Resigns as Pandemic Winds Down

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Resigns as Pandemic Winds Down

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced Friday that she will resign on June 30.

Her departure comes after a little more than two year...

22 Mar
Death Count Climbs in Outbreak Linked to Recalled Eyedrops

Death Count Climbs in Outbreak Linked to Recalled Eyedrops

A drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops has now killed three people.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that infections with Ps...

07 Nov
CDC Warns of Rare Bacterial Infections From Dentists' Water Lines

CDC Warns of Rare Bacterial Infections From Dentists' Water Lines

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that a number of U.S. children have picked up a serious infection from contaminated water lines at the dentist's office.

Although rare, outbreaks of nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) infections have ...

18 Aug
CDC Investigating E. Coli Outbreak in Michigan, Ohio

CDC Investigating E. Coli Outbreak in Michigan, Ohio

U.S. health officials said Wednesday that they are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has infected 29 people in Michigan and Ohio.

The outbreak has led to nine hospitalizations but no deaths, and i...

17 Aug
CDC Director Says Agency Needs Major Overhaul

CDC Director Says Agency Needs Major Overhaul

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed to respond quickly enough during the COVID-19 pandemic and needs an major overhaul, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.

With her rebuke, she sketched out a plan to prioritize action on public health ne...

15 Aug
Dog Contracts Monkeypox From Owners, Prompting Change to CDC Guidance

Dog Contracts Monkeypox From Owners, Prompting Change to CDC Guidance

Adding yet another wrinkle to the monkeypox outbreak, a new case study suggests that peop...

11 Aug
E 8/11 3PM -- CDC Eases COVID Social Distancing Guidance

E 8/11 3PM -- CDC Eases COVID Social Distancing Guidance

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has loosened its COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as the American public learns to live with the virus in its midst.

"We're in a stronger place today as a nation, with more tools -- like vacci...

04 Aug
CDC Set to Ease COVID Guidance, Including for Schools

CDC Set to Ease COVID Guidance, Including for Schools

Americans could see an easing of COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as soon as this week.

Updated guidance expected from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would change

20 May
Mystery of Hepatitis Cases in Kids Deepens as CDC Probe Continues

Mystery of Hepatitis Cases in Kids Deepens as CDC Probe Continues

Evidence continues to mount that a specific strain of adenovirus could be implicated in a wave of American children who've developed acute hepatitis of unknown origin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Friday.

"The evidence is accumulating th...

10 May
After a Sweeping Review, CDC Looks to Rebuild Public Trust

After a Sweeping Review, CDC Looks to Rebuild Public Trust

In April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new center to better forecast infectious disease outbreaks. It also underwent a month-long review to examine their current systems and inform future strategies.

Together, these announcements paint ...

06 May
CDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Kids

CDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Kids

Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickene...

22 Apr
Experts Weigh in on CDC's New Forecasting Center for Infectious Diseases

Experts Weigh in on CDC's New Forecasting Center for Infectious Diseases

Back in December, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a detailed briefing to warn public health officials about an emerging COVID variant dubbed Omicron.

Officials were incredibly specific, said Lori Tremmel Freeman, CEO of the National Association o...

19 Apr
CDC Launches Forecasting Center for Infectious Diseases

CDC Launches Forecasting Center for Infectious Diseases

A new forecasting center for infectious diseases was officially launched by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.

The goal of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics is to act as a "National Weather Service" for infectious disease outb...

13 Apr
CDC Extends Mask Mandates on Planes, Trains to May 3

CDC Extends Mask Mandates on Planes, Trains to May 3

A federal mask mandate for planes, trains, airports and some bus services that was set to expire in five days will be extended until May 3, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

The spread of the Omicron subvariant

07 Apr
Is the CDC in Crisis? Former Agency Directors Debate Its Future

Is the CDC in Crisis? Former Agency Directors Debate Its Future

A handful of former directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they support a sweeping review of the agency that's been ordered up by CDC head Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

Earlier this week, Walensky

05 Apr
CDC Director Walensky Announces Sweeping Review of Agency

CDC Director Walensky Announces Sweeping Review of Agency

In an effort to modernize an agency that has come under fire for its handling of the pandemic, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the agency would undergo a monthlong review of its inner workings.

In an email sent to agen...

24 Feb
CDC Close to New Guidance on COVID Restrictions

CDC Close to New Guidance on COVID Restrictions

Updated criteria to guide COVID-19 restrictions will be announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention later this week or early next week, according to a CDC scientist involved in the process.

Currently, the agency's guidance on measures such as

04 Feb
CDC Turns to Wastewater Data to Track COVID's Spread

CDC Turns to Wastewater Data to Track COVID's Spread

It's less enchanting than reading tea leaves, but federal health officials announced Friday that they are expanding nationwide efforts to track COVID-19 by monitoring virus levels found in raw sewage.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects to add an ...

10 Jan
Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities

Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities

A temporary falloff in the number of Americans who kill themselves and others with guns is over, newly released U.S. government data show.

"Firearm homicides and suicides are an urgent public health concern in the United States," said Scott Kegler, lead author of a

07 Jan
Breakthrough COVID Cases Overwhelmingly Mild for Vaccinated People: Study

Breakthrough COVID Cases Overwhelmingly Mild for Vaccinated People: Study

A review of cases from 465 U.S. hospitals underscores the protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines.

The new review -- by researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health -- found that ...

06 Jan
CDC Warns of Rise in Rabies Linked to Bats

CDC Warns of Rise in Rabies Linked to Bats

Three people died recently in the United States recently from rabies linked to bats, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. They bring the total number of U.S. rabies cases in 2021 to five.

That's a sharp rise over prior years -- no reported r...

03 Jan
Packaged Salads Tied to E. Coli Outbreak in 6 States

Packaged Salads Tied to E. Coli Outbreak in 6 States

Check your packaged salad greens: More than a dozen people have been infected by a strain of E. coli in six U.S. states, health officials report.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert linking the outbreak to Simple Truth Organic P...

20 Dec
48 COVID Cases Reported on World's Largest Cruise Ship

48 COVID Cases Reported on World's Largest Cruise Ship

At least 48 passengers and crew members on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas -- the world's largest cruise ship -- have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been quarantined, the company said Monday.

Of the 48 people who tested positive during the sailing, 98% were...

17 Dec
CDC Supports 'Test-to-Stay' Strategy for Schools

CDC Supports 'Test-to-Stay' Strategy for Schools

Unvaccinated students exposed to COVID-19 can remain in the classroom as long as they're regularly tested for the virus at school, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

The CDC pointed to

16 Dec
Early CDC COVID Tests Were Not Only Contaminated, But Flawed: Report

Early CDC COVID Tests Were Not Only Contaminated, But Flawed: Report

Along with being contaminated, there was also a basic design flaw in COVID-19 testing kits created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention early in the pandemic, a new agency review shows.

It was already known that the

06 Dec
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?

Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?

In nearly two-thirds of U.S. states, cancer patients weren't put at the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines in the initial phase of vaccination, a new study finds.

Many cancer patients are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 as the disease or related treatments leaves ...

30 Nov
Vaccines, Boosters Should Protect Against Severe COVID, Even With Omicron: Fauci

Vaccines, Boosters Should Protect Against Severe COVID, Even With Omicron: Fauci

Americans who are vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 should have enough antibody protection to prevent severe illness if they become infected with the new Omicron variant, White House COVID response officials said Tuesday.

Omicron has caused concern among medical ex...

18 Nov
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated

Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated

Nearly a third of health care staff in U.S. hospitals were not vaccinated against COVID-19 as of mid-September, a new study shows.

Researchers analyzed data on more than 3.3 million health care workers at more than 2,000 hospitals nationwide between Jan. 20 and Sept. 15....

28 Oct
CDC Lowers Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Youngest Kids

CDC Lowers Threshold for Lead Poisoning in Youngest Kids

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it has lowered its limits for lead poisoning in kids.

The move is expected to more than double the number of 1- to 5-year-olds with worrisome levels of the toxic metal in their blood, according t...

12 Oct
Risk of COVID from Grocery Store Surfaces Very Low: Study

Risk of COVID from Grocery Store Surfaces Very Low: Study

Your chances of getting COVID-19 from surfaces at the grocery store are minimal, a Canadian study reassures.

Researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario collected 957 samples at four grocery stories over a month. None tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus...

06 Oct
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever

U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever

The rate at which homicide is taking the lives of Americans jumped by 30% over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic -- the largest year-to-year increase ever, new federal government figures show.

The rate jumped from 6 homicides per 100,000 people in 2019 to 7.8 per 1...

29 Sep
Side Effects of Pfizer Booster Shots Similar to First Two Doses

Side Effects of Pfizer Booster Shots Similar to First Two Doses

As millions of Americans sign up to get their Pfizer booster shot, a new government report delivers reassuring news about its expected side effects.

The study, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, evaluated the experiences of indiv...

24 Sep
CDC Endorses Booster Shots for Millions of Americans

CDC Endorses Booster Shots for Millions of Americans

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended booster shots of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for millions of older and high-risk Americans, kicking off a new chapter in the national effort to protect the vulnerable from severe disease.

First,...

23 Sep
FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Seniors, High-Risk Americans

FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Seniors, High-Risk Americans

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pfizer booster shots for people over 65 and for those at high risk of severe COVID-19.

Under the emergency use authorization, the booster shots should be given at least six months after a person is fully vaccina...

22 Sep
CDC Expert Panel to Weigh In on Vaccine Boosters

CDC Expert Panel to Weigh In on Vaccine Boosters

An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Wednesday to discuss which Americans, if any, should get Pfizer booster shots to rev up their immunity to COVID-19.

Their recommendation will follow a decision by a U.S. Food and Drug A...

15 Sep
Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People

Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People

It's hard to resist those big, pleading eyes in the pet store window. But buyer beware. Pet store puppies may infect people with a bacteria for which no common antibiotic treatment exists, a new study warns.

Campylobacter jejuni (C jejuni) cannot be tr...

07 Sep
Which Cancer Patients Need a COVID Booster Shot Most?

Which Cancer Patients Need a COVID Booster Shot Most?

An alliance of leading U.S. cancer centers has updated guidance about COVID-19 vaccine boosters for cancer patients and the people around them.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network's new recommendations are intended for health care providers.

"COVID-19 can be ...

03 Sep
Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters

Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters

Top U.S. health officials have reportedly warned the White House to curtail its plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to Americans later this month.

Leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both told White H...

03 Sep
New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci

New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci

A new coronavirus variant called Mu that may be able to evade existing antibodies, including those from vaccines, is under close watch by U.S. health officials.

The variant hasn't taken extensive hold in the United States at this point, but the U.S. National Institute of...

02 Sep
UTIs, Sepsis, Staph: COVID Is Upping Rates of Other Hospital Infections

UTIs, Sepsis, Staph: COVID Is Upping Rates of Other Hospital Infections

The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a resurgence in other infections that strike hospitalized patients, a U.S. government study finds.

The study, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights the broad toll the pandemic has taken. It found that rates o...

27 Aug
As Classes Resume, Some Health Tips From the CDC

As Classes Resume, Some Health Tips From the CDC

Students face a number of challenges as they head back to school this fall -- from potential exposure to COVID-19 and other illnesses to injuries on the playing field.

"This return to school season is like no other," said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Cente...

26 Aug
You're Vaccinated But Get a Breakthrough Infection: What Next?

You're Vaccinated But Get a Breakthrough Infection: What Next?

More than 171 million people are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States, but the highly infectious Delta variant has left some with "breakthrough" cases nonetheless.

These cases were anticipated, because the COVID vaccines weren't designed to eliminate al...