The CDC estimates that roughly 1 in 31 US hospital patients contract at least one infection linked to their health care every day. The CDC said the results of the 2024 report show the continued need ...

The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) – With flu season well underway, public health officials have been working to monitor community health risk.

The Hearst Television Data Team is tracking measles cases and outbreaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Since the government shutdown began Oct. 1, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped providing health surveillance data that helps state and local governments track disease ...

Year after year, as we head indoors for winter, respiratory illnesses such as COVID, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) tend to surge—and this year is no exception. While the Centers for ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

New analysis of metro-area data reveals wide variation in adult vaccination trends across the US and points to opportunities for local action Originally launched in 2022, Vaccine Track remains the ...

The CDC estimates there have been at least 19 million cases so far this season.

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the virus arrived as expected, cases are rising faster, compared with previous years.

Flu pediatric deaths have doubled week-over-week, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, despite influenza numbers continuing on a downward trend overall. Fifteen new ...