Reports say the CDC kept two measles deaths in an internal database after they were removed from the public website at the direction of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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U.S. newborns who miss the standard vitamin K injection rose 57% from January to June 2026, heightening the chance of life‑threatening bleeding, a new analysis shows.
The Health and Human Services Department has opened a public comment period on new vaccine categorization proposals that could shift many childhood shots out of routine recommendation.
Eight‑year‑old Lillian Smart of Ruston, Louisiana, died Saturday after a suspected Naegleria fowleri infection linked to swimming in a lake.
Measles cases have spiked in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia, with the CDC reporting over 2,700 national cases in 2026, the worst year in more than three decades.
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.
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.