Dr. Debra Houry, who resigned in protest from the health agency, said the spread of misinformation impacted lives.

Among CDC's 23 centers, institutes, and offices (CIOs), more than half have no permanent leadership, raising questions about direction and morale at the agency. Overall, 10 of the

With the Fourth of July weekend approaching, health officials are urging Tampa Bay area residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nation is seeing the earliest start to West Nile virus season in more than two decades.

The study found that the vaccine reduced the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half last winter.

The findings suggest that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness last fall and winter.

The U.S. death rate fell to a record low in 2025, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday.

Health officials are encouraging people to use bug spray and mosquito-control efforts as West Nile virus season is off to its earliest and worst start in over two decades. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that it had confirmed at least 48 cases — 38 of them severe — as of June 30.