California is hiring former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials to help launch a public health ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday announced he is hiring two former top officials from the Centers for Disease ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a new California-led public health initiative, tapping former U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Federal health officials made two consequential moves this month affecting infant health, as advisers voted to loosen ...

D FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT ...

A key federal advisory panel voted Friday to endorse a more flexible, parent-driven approach to infant hepatitis B vaccination, marking a significant departure from longstanding U.S. policy ...

“Most cases of flu can be managed safely at home, and NCH encourages our community to take simple, proactive steps to stay ...

The CDC reported that three individuals were hospitalized with botulism-type symptoms in May and June following self-injection of botulinum toxin they purchased online for cosmetic use. The case ...

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A former Louisiana health official who ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations was quietly appointed as the top deputy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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Nov 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed new initiatives for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a program to increase hepatitis B ...