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The age-adjusted death rate for the U.S. population fell to an all-time low of 741 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 - 2.3 percent lower than the 2008 rate, according to preliminary 2009 death statistics released today by CDC's National Center for

Death rates from Alzheimer's disease (AD) increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, according to data released today in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

For the last several decades, state and local public health authorities in the United States have been working tirelessly on the prevention and control of rabies. Coincident with the recognition of World Rabies Day, the Centers for Disease Control

The costs associated with skin cancer increased five times as fast as treatments for other cancers between 2002 and 2011, according to a CDC study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN

Building a more inclusive and accessible world that recognizes the contributions of all people, including persons with disabilities must be a “key goal” as countries work to recover from COVID-19 pandemic, United Nations Secretary-General said on

The UN health agency issued a call to action on Tuesday, on the occasion of World Malaria Day, for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives, including its pilot vaccine programme in Africa.

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.

Poorly ventilated indoor spaces pose a risk for airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We measured carbon dioxide levels in a multiple areas in an acute care hospital to assess the adequacy of ventilation. Carbon dioxide levels remained below 800 parts

In an observational study, the sleeves and pockets of physicians’ white coats often directly or indirectly contacted patients and environmental surfaces. DNA markers on the sleeves or pockets were frequently transferred to surfaces and patients