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Today, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mandy Cohen announced a Memorandum of

Breakthrough Cures for Hepatitis C Still Fail to Reach the Vast Majority of Americans Who Need Them

Adults on dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease were 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bloodstream infection than adults not on dialysis during 2017-2020, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified for the first time in domestic environmental samples the bacteria that causes a rare and serious disease called melioidosis. The bacteria, Burkholderia pseudomallei or B

Bats are responsible for roughly 7 in 10 rabies deaths among people who are infected with the rabies virus in the United States, possibly because people may not know of the risk bats pose, according to the Vital Signs report released today by the

On Wednesday, February 6, the Department of Health and Human Services will host an on-the-record media call with subject matter experts on the subject of HIV/AIDS.

About 1 in 7 babies now 1 year or older who were born to women with Zika virus infection during pregnancy had one or more health problems possibly caused by exposure to the virus before birth, according to the latest Vital Signs report. Some of these

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its 67th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference April 16-19, 2018 in Atlanta.

As students go back to school, it is important that parents and students recognize key health and safety information that will help ensure a great start to the school year.

In the United States, more than 8 in 10 mothers (81.1 percent) begin breastfeeding their babies at birth - but many stop earlier than is recommended, according to the 2016 Breastfeeding Report Card released today by the Centers for Disease Control