U.S. life expectancy continues to drop because of the coronavirus and other factors, and it's not the first time it has ...

Some health experts say Kennedy, even in an informal role, could potentially lead to real consequences for patients, ...

Influenza and 2023 to 2024 COVID-19 vaccination coverage is 80.7% and 15.3%, respectively, among health care personnel at acute care hospitals and is lower among health care personnel at nursing homes ...

After a surge in COVID-19 cases this summer, infection rates seem to be on the decline. As of October 26, positive results account for only 5 percent of all tests, excluding at-home testing, in the ...

Deadly fungi is more than a video game problem, it's becoming a serious issue here in the real world. As Jinshan Hong and Bhuma Shrivastava of Bloomberg ...

Over a recent two-decade span, the U.S. has made almost no progress in eliminating racial disparities in key health ...

Cases of whooping cough are five times higher than at this time a year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning. Officially known as pertussis, those infected have ...

Small amounts of fluoride are added to drinking water in much of the U.S. to prevent tooth decay and are accepted as safe and ...

Some individuals may require a second updated COVID vaccine by spring. That is according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Should Trump be re-elected, the CDC will likely exist on a smaller budget with a reduced role internationally. Lessons from ...

A fresh wave of disinformation about vaccines is flaring amid the 2024 campaign. The FDA's top vaccine official believes ...

When Pooja Mehta’s younger brother, Raj, died by suicide at 19 in March 2020, she felt “blindsided.” Raj’s last text message ...