A statistic featured in Ad Council public service ads obscures the fact that it’s true for teens, but not children.

Disease prevention is a procedure through which individuals, particularly those with risk factors for a disease, are treated in order to prevent a disease from occurring. Treatment normally begins ...

Florida’s chart, which contains current trends for communicable diseases, has long been relied ... something is spreading for which we have a prevention,” said Marty, with Florida ...

Want a COVID-19 vaccination this fall? For many Americans, it’s not clear how easy it will be to get one — and some doctors already see signs of trouble.

The Communicable Disease Center was opened in 1946 with the intent of stopping the spread of malaria throughout the United States. The beginning budget was $10 million for an agency employing 400 ...

Conflicting recommendations from Trump administration health officials have left health experts, vaccine makers and insurers ...

Urine drug test (UDT) data can generate timely estimates of overdose deaths, a new study suggests.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that one survey found that 93% of people knew sudden numbness on one side was a symptom of stroke. However, only 38% knew all the ...

Your kidneys are vital to your overall health. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one ...

A child in Broward County was diagnosed with measles in April, making it the second confirmed case of the highly contagious disease in South Florida this year.

A chart shows drug overdose deaths in Alaska since 2015. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chart) The overdose rate in Southeast Alaska jumped 40.1% in 2023 with 29 deaths ...