Earlier this year, a new variant of COVID-19 began spreading globally. Some of those infected with the new variant, nicknamed “Nimbus,” reported an uncomfortable side effect known as “razor blade ...

The CDC estimates there have been at least ​7.5 million million illnesses, ​81,000 hospitalizations and ​3,100 deaths from ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a spike in cases in China. A CDC spokesperson confirmed ...

Last night, scientists began to hear cryptic and foreboding warnings from colleagues: Go to the CDC website, and download your data now. They were all telling one another the same thing: Data on the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motto is “ Make America Healthy Again,” but government cuts could make it harder to know if that’s happening. New 2026 laws are among the ...

New data from the CDC and local health officials show flu cases are spiking. Unfortunately, data reporting is expected to lag during the holiday. As many families are preparing to gather for the ...

PulseNet, the CDC’s national lab network that uses data to track the spread and origins of outbreaks of foodborne illness, is making meaningful strides in curbing cases of food poisoning, according to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to use a secure, Web-based system to track people who are isolated or quarantined in accordance with new rules the agency announced Nov. 22. The ...

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NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motto is “Make America Healthy Again,” but government cuts could make it harder to know if that's happening. More than a dozen data-gathering ...