CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance

Two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show wastewater monitoring of measles can flag measles spread days to weeks in advance ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reduces recommended childhood vaccine list

Federal health officials reduced the childhood immunization schedule from 18 to 11, removing vaccines for RSV, COVID-19 and ...

Disease spread by rats found near Berkeley encampment

A bacterial disease that can potentially be fatal to both people and pets has been found in Alameda County for the first time ...

Centers for Disease Control shake up childhood vaccine recommendation schedule

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are shaking up the childhood vaccine recommendation schedule, but some ...

Rapides Regional Medical Center stresses knowing fall prevention with ‘SLIP’

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a trauma center, and the number one injury they see in older patients is from falls. So ...

The horrific measles complication that can kill you years later — as nearly 200 cases confirmed across US

Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,242 measles cases in the US, 93% of which were in unvaccinated people or those with unknown ...

RFK, Jr.’s New Kids’ Vaccine Guidelines Will Worsen Flu and Other Winter Illnesses, Experts Say

Amid a worsening respiratory illness season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently rolled back its ...

How bad is the flu in Michigan? What CDC and state officials are saying

Flu activity in Michigan is considered "very high," according the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.