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Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hospital has come under attack by Israeli forces as they battle Palestinian

This morning, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Department of State received the flight carrying approximately 210 U.S. citizens from Wuhan at March Air

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold its annual gathering of past and present disease detectives April 29-May 2, 2019, in Atlanta. The 68th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference will feature

CDC Director Tom Frieden traveled to Puerto Rico March 7-9 to assess firsthand CDC's support for the Zika response. He will provide an assessment of the situation in Puerto Rico and an update on CDC's Zika response efforts.

The world is failing to live up to its commitment to protect civilians during wartime, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN Security Council on Tuesday, urging greater respect for international humanitarian law. 

Vaccination of healthcare workers against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection has been one of the top priorities globally. However, hesitancy to be immunized has been observed among the general population (1), medical students (2) as well

Urine cultures (UCX) are frequently sent for diagnostic work-up of fevers, even when little else suggests there is a urinary tract infection (UTI). Yet, UCXs are very easily contaminated, often misleading caregivers. In normal hosts, it is very

U.S. cancer survivors face significant economic burdens due to growing medical costs, missed work, and reduced productivity, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The number of cancer survivors in the United States increased to 11.7 million in 2007, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health

A $10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its work on COVID-19 response and addressing threats to human, animal and environmental health, including future pandemics.