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Most children born with microcephaly - small head size for age - and evidence of congenital Zika virus infection face severe health and developmental challenges at ages 19-24 months,...

A disproportionately high number of children with neurologic disorders died from influenza-related complications during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, according to a study by scientists with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults has reached an all-time low of 13.7% in 2018 - a decline of approximately two-thirds in the more than 50 years since the first Surgeon General's report warned of the health consequences of smoking. Yet, new data

Cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health's

Cigarette smoking among high school students dropped to the lowest levels since the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) began in 1991, but the use of electronic vapor products, including e-cigarettes, among students poses new challenges

Cigarette smoking rates among high school students have dropped to the lowest levels since the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) began in 1991, according to the 2013 results released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This World Hand Hygiene Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched "Clean Hands Count," a new hand hygiene campaign focused on improving adherence to hand hygiene recommendations, dispelling myths and misperceptions about hand

The CDC and NIH will cohost in coordination with American Public Health Association (APHA), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), a two-day symposium

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released updated interim clinical guidance for U.S. health care providers evaluating and caring for patients with lung injury associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products.

CDC will discuss new national burden estimates for infections and deaths from C. difficile, a deadly diarrheal infection associated with antibiotic use.