Changing the membership of an obscure advisory committee could have an outsize effect on Americans’ protection against ...

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

Vaccination rates for Alabama’s youngest residents have fallen dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. And that’s especially true when it comes to the vaccine for polio. The state’s infants and ...

Federal health agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, have halted their communication efforts in ...

Federal health agencies, including CMS, have halted almost all external communication as part of the presidential transition.

Without adequate funding, the African CDC could struggle to respond effectively to health emergencies. He warned that ...

Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of ...

The latest data from the CDC and USDA show the continued devastating effects of bird flu outbreaks across the United States – ...

Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States and such activity "is expected to continue for several ...

The CDC ACIP recommends 2 doses of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine for those age 65+ years and 2 or more doses for immunocompromised individuals.