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CDC launches new national campaign to tackle mental health, substance use among teens
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new campaign on Tuesday aimed at tackling mental health and ...
CDC to disburse delayed funds for fighting fentanyl and more, staffers say
Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers, including for a key overdose prevention program.
CDC launches campaign to address youth mental health struggles and substance abuse
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched Free Mind, a national campaign aimed at providing resources ...
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AMA, other major medical groups barred from CDC vaccine work groups
Top medical organizations that have historically helped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) advisors ...
What to know about Legionnaires’ disease, which has sickened dozens in New York City
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City has killed two people and sickened 58 since late July.
CDC data: Connecticut has highest measles vaccination rate in country
Connecticut is the state with the highest amount of kindergarteners vaccinated against measles, according to national data by ...
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City grows to 58 illnesses, 2 deaths
Fifty-eight people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a serious bacterial lung infection, and ...
AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups
U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer ...
Teenager and Toddler Contract Parasite Spread by Exposure to Raccoon Feces
Two children contracted a rare parasite commonly spread by raccoon feces, and occasionally by dogs, in California in 2024, ...