Flu vaccine this season may be poorly matched, early CDC data suggests
Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.
US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020, CDC data shows
Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose in the United States in the 12-month period ending September 2024, a decline ...
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CDC will no longer process transgender data
The agency's decision will likely affect a number of federal health surveillance systems that serve as critical resources for ...
Why the CDC is warning that this flu season is on track to be one of the worst in a decade
With at least 33 million cases, 430,000 hospitalizations, and 19,000 deaths, this year's flu season is proving severe. CBS ...
Fact Check: NBC affiliate did not publish headline on CDC culling cats due to bird flu
A supposed headline about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) killing cats in response to the bird flu ...
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Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...
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CDC openly defies President Trump’s executive order: report
The Center for Disease Control appears to be blatantly defying President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The defiance reportedly comes in the form […] ...
CDC's "disease detectives" apparently spared in DOGE cuts at health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease ...
CDC employee fired in Trump federal worker purge questions if she has a future in Iowa
A Coralville-based CDC worker who worked to raise awareness on Iowa's alarming cancer incident rates was laid off last week ...
US FDA, CDC investigating multi-state listeria outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were ...
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Top in ID: Undetected bird flu cases in veterinarians; CDC officers remain in positions
Three bovine veterinarians had undetected H5N1 avian influenza infections despite no apparent contact with infected cows, ...
'I'm heartbroken' | CDC employees express feeling 'under attack' after recent federal job cuts
Last week, nearly 700 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were forced out.