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On March 13, an American volunteer healthcare worker in Sierra Leone who tested positive for Ebola virus returned to the U.S. by medevac and was admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for care and treatment.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have completed their joint

Two out of 3 people diagnosed with cancer survive five years or more, according to a CDC study published in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

With more than 86 million Americans living with prediabetes and nearly 90 percent of them unaware of it, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that they have joined forces to

With more than 86 million Americans living with prediabetes and nearly 90 percent of them unaware of it, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are set to make a major announcement this week

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Transcript for the telebriefing - for this month's Vital Signs, which focuses on proven interventions employers and truck drivers can use to help reduce fatal injuries and motor vehicle crashes.

Our nation depends on truck drivers to deliver goods and services safely and efficiently. Yet, crashes involving large trucks continue to take a toll on truck drivers, their passengers, other road users, businesses, and the community.

Using a seatbelt is the single most effective intervention to prevent truck drivers from being injured or killed in a motor vehicle crash. According to a new CDC Vital Signs report, more than 1 in 3 truck drivers who died in crashes in 2012 were not

Truck drivers are essential to the transportation of goods in the nation, but also have a risky job. This month's Vital Signs focuses on proven interventions employers and truck drivers can use to help reduce fatal injuries and motor vehicle crashes.