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The Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak Is Officially Over

By Tara Law

Number of U.S. Abortions Hits Lowest Rate Since Roe v. Wade, CDC Reports

By Alejandro de la Garza

AIDS Researcher Robert Redfield Is New CDC Director

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Fewer Americans Have Herpes, But the Number is Still High

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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53 Children Have Died From Flu This Year, CDC Says

"We are by no means out of the woods"

By Jamie Ducharme February 2, 2018

CDC Head Quits After Report She Bought Tobacco Stock

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Brenda Fitzgerald, resigned on Wednesday following a report that she purchased shares in a tobacco company one month into her role at the...

By Alexandra Sifferlin January 31, 2018

The Flu Killed 7 Children Last Week – but It's Hitting Baby Boomers Even Harder

At least 37 children have died from the flu – and the season is only half over

By Jamie Ducharme January 26, 2018

Zika Linked to a Spike in Birth Defects in the U.S.

“Babies with Zika-related birth defects need all the help they can get"

By Alexandra Sifferlin January 25, 2018

How the Biggest Flu Outbreak in Years Spread Across the U.S.

This season's deadly flu is all over the continental U.S.

By Jamie Ducharme and David Johnson January 19, 2018

Here's Why the Flu Is Especially Bad This Year

Every part of the continental U.S. is showing "widespread" flu activity

By Jamie Ducharme January 17, 2018

The CDC Postponed Its Workshop on Preparing for Nuclear War

The session will now focus on the flu

By Jamie Ducharme January 5, 2018

Romaine Lettuce Is the Likely Source of a Dangerous E. Coli Outbreak

More than 50 people have been hospitalized and two people have died from dangerous E. coli infections over the past seven weeks in the United States and Canada, according to health officials from both countries....

By Amanda MacMillan January 4, 2018

Fewer High School Students Are Having Sex

Across the U.S., the number of high school students who report having sex has dropped, according to new federal data. The report, based on a nationwide self-reported survey of high school students and published by...

By Alexandra Sifferlin January 4, 2018

Here’s How Often the CDC Has Actually Been Using the 7 Words It Reportedly Banned

The Washington Post reported Friday that President Donald Trump's Administration is barring officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using seven words in their budget documents: "science-based," "evidence-based," "transgender", "diversity", "vulnerable", "entitlement"...

By Chris Wilson December 18, 2017
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