Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are striking due to unpaid wages and inadequate equipment, while the CDC anticipates a months-long response effort.
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Thousands of cyclosporiasis cases, characterized by explosive diarrhea, have been reported across numerous US states in recent weeks. Health officials are investigating the source.
Provisional data shows the US death rate reached its lowest point on record in 2025, with life expectancy projected to hit a new high. Declines in drug overdoses and homicides are key factors.
Experts warn of a resurgence of tetanus, a preventable but potentially deadly disease, as vaccination rates decline. Recent CDC reports highlight hundreds of cases and dozens of deaths over 15 years, with four pediatric cases in 2024 alone.
Eight Americans have been released from a six-week federal quarantine in Nebraska following exposure to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. The quarantine, criticized by some as "authoritarian," ended Monday.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered an American passenger exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship to remain in quarantine against her will, despite medical advice.
Nearly 4,000 infant syphilis cases reported in 2024, a surge linked to diminished public health infrastructure and access to care.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ordered a passenger exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship to remain in quarantine against her will, despite medical advice suggesting otherwise.
Florida health officials are at odds with the CDC over quarantine measures for passengers exposed to the Andes hantavirus. One passenger feels held hostage.